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I picked up this rifle from a recent gun show near me and have had no luck figuring out what any of the markings on it meant scouring the internet. If anyone could help it would be much appreciated and sate my curiosity.
There appear to be two very faint import marks on the rifle; one only saying "Ridgefield" and the other "URKEY" (which could have been Turkey at one time?)
The serial number is: 255556
The number "3" is stamped on nearly every metal piece on the gun.
The bolt-body is mismatched from the rifle, with a "95" stamped on the extractor near the claw of the extractor and a "1" near the base. With the number "0100" stamped on the bolt handle as well.
I believe all of the writing on it is Serbian, with that on top of the action translating to Model 1924.
The writing along the side of the action roughly appears as follows: "KPAbEBNHA JyrOCnABNJA BOJHOTEX.3ABOD-KPAryJEBAQ"
That is every piece of writing on the gun itself. It is also worth noting that there is a patch in the stock right where your thumb would rest while gripping the rifle with your trigger hand.
*I have pictures of the crest on top of the action and a few other symbols as well but they don't seem to want to upload.
There appear to be two very faint import marks on the rifle; one only saying "Ridgefield" and the other "URKEY" (which could have been Turkey at one time?)
The serial number is: 255556
The number "3" is stamped on nearly every metal piece on the gun.
The bolt-body is mismatched from the rifle, with a "95" stamped on the extractor near the claw of the extractor and a "1" near the base. With the number "0100" stamped on the bolt handle as well.
I believe all of the writing on it is Serbian, with that on top of the action translating to Model 1924.
The writing along the side of the action roughly appears as follows: "KPAbEBNHA JyrOCnABNJA BOJHOTEX.3ABOD-KPAryJEBAQ"
That is every piece of writing on the gun itself. It is also worth noting that there is a patch in the stock right where your thumb would rest while gripping the rifle with your trigger hand.
*I have pictures of the crest on top of the action and a few other symbols as well but they don't seem to want to upload.