My shop got a repair repo in a couple of weeks ago. I don't know what the original problem was.
The gun sure as hell looks like a Mosin-Nagant, complete with side-swinging bayo. Chamber mark at the muzzle is 7.62x54R, so that fits. The top of the receiver is stamped "1955." However, right above the date stamp are three Japanese characters.
Condition: No finish. Considerable dingss on the metal. Stock is beat all to hell and back. Bore is decent.
Did the Japs arsenal-rework Nagants during the Fifties?
The gun sure as hell looks like a Mosin-Nagant, complete with side-swinging bayo. Chamber mark at the muzzle is 7.62x54R, so that fits. The top of the receiver is stamped "1955." However, right above the date stamp are three Japanese characters.
Condition: No finish. Considerable dingss on the metal. Stock is beat all to hell and back. Bore is decent.
Did the Japs arsenal-rework Nagants during the Fifties?