Non-import 1943 Izhevsk

[Pisgah]

This isn't as cool as Lthilsdorf's German rebuilt 91/30 but it took me by surprise a bit. I saw the stock markings and thought there was a chance that it had not been rebuilt so rolled the dice on it. What surprised me was that it seems to be lacking import markings so it might be a bringback of some sort. The machining on the receiver and barrel shank is not rough like the typical 1943 Izhevsk and has an appearance more like a PU rifle would have although it otherwise shows no sign of having ever been a sniper or intended to be one.

 

[mdarnell19]

Definitely a factory matching rifle. But IMO the stock has been stripped and some of the metal looks polished and maybe re-blued or touched up. I would be willing bet the same person removed a small import marks from the barrel. All this in an attempt to make it look like a bring back.

I sold a similar rifle at the SOS to a member here that was a nice original rifle with small import marks. A year later he had it for sale with the import marks removed and stock stripped and it was advertised as "bring back."

 

[T1D.Operator]

More photos would be nice. Can probably get better information on the stock marks and elsewhere if you got them.

 

[AndyB]

It looks like postwar refurbishment, reblued, some parts black painted, the bolt should be presented for marking too.

 

[RyanE]

The bolt is not factory, it is typical Soviet post-war renumbering.

Import mark was removed or simply never applied.

 

[mdarnell19]

The bolt is not factory, it is typical Soviet post-war renumbering.

Import mark was removed or simply never applied.

Yep, I missed that. So looks like a typical refurb someone tried to make look like a “bring back.”

 

[R.W. Parker]

seems to be lacking import markings so it might be a bringback of some sort

Some of the non-import marked guns encountered in the U.S. were "brought back" from Canada. Marstar Canada used to import TONS of milsurp iron.

 

[Pisgah]

I am not surprised. I didn't pay any premium for it but the bolt seemed like someone polished it. I am used to the refurbs having digits only without the Cyrillic prefix letters.