Hi all,
I recently purchased a 1943 Izhevsk Mosin Nagant Sniper with PU Scope. I researched them a bit online and to the best of my recently acquired knowledge appears to be legitimate with a few exceptions.
I am pretty confident the scope is one of the Ukrainian after-market scopes. The soviet symbol, half moon and serial number look precisely milled, not stamped. The screws are flat headed, not rounded. The scope mount is made of steel and is either original or a spot-on reproduction. It looks nearly new. I noticed there is no grinding on the mount feet.
All numbers are matching and appear original. All pieces have the Izhevsk markings on them.
My biggest concern that i can't seem to resolve is the barrel. From the information i've gathered online, all post 1942 Iz Sniper rifles had scope numbers stamped on the woodline to the left of the receiver. Mine does not. I am hoping there were exceptions to this rule. The bolt appears original, looks worn with the rest of the gun, and the bent bolt is not sharp like all the aftermarket ones. It is stamped matching the barrel.
The stock has a uniform finish including around the cut-away for the scope mount. ie. the mount doesn't look like it was a recent hacksaw addition.
In Summary:
Points against Authentic Sniper:
- No Scope Number Stamped on Receiver
- Scope and possibly mount is not original
Points for Sniper
- Cosmoline on screw and lockscrews that hold scope mount to gun
- Bolt appears to be authentic drop-handle sniper bolt.
- Barrel number matches sniper bolt number
- Finish around scope mount cut-out on stock matches rest of stock. (doesn't look brushed on years afterwards)
I recently purchased a 1943 Izhevsk Mosin Nagant Sniper with PU Scope. I researched them a bit online and to the best of my recently acquired knowledge appears to be legitimate with a few exceptions.
I am pretty confident the scope is one of the Ukrainian after-market scopes. The soviet symbol, half moon and serial number look precisely milled, not stamped. The screws are flat headed, not rounded. The scope mount is made of steel and is either original or a spot-on reproduction. It looks nearly new. I noticed there is no grinding on the mount feet.
All numbers are matching and appear original. All pieces have the Izhevsk markings on them.
My biggest concern that i can't seem to resolve is the barrel. From the information i've gathered online, all post 1942 Iz Sniper rifles had scope numbers stamped on the woodline to the left of the receiver. Mine does not. I am hoping there were exceptions to this rule. The bolt appears original, looks worn with the rest of the gun, and the bent bolt is not sharp like all the aftermarket ones. It is stamped matching the barrel.
The stock has a uniform finish including around the cut-away for the scope mount. ie. the mount doesn't look like it was a recent hacksaw addition.
In Summary:
Points against Authentic Sniper:
- No Scope Number Stamped on Receiver
- Scope and possibly mount is not original
Points for Sniper
- Cosmoline on screw and lockscrews that hold scope mount to gun
- Bolt appears to be authentic drop-handle sniper bolt.
- Barrel number matches sniper bolt number
- Finish around scope mount cut-out on stock matches rest of stock. (doesn't look brushed on years afterwards)
