However. If it is made in 1925 and has the hex receiver, those are getting scarcer on the market and bring more than the round receivers of later production. I am assuming it was run thru Soviet arsenal overhaul at some point so maybe all the parts do not match. As a matter of fact, I saw no more hex receiver rifles at the last gun show I went to, I may go to another tomorrow. People are picking them over the rounds, so they will dry up and go up in resale value sooner. Don't expect to get rich but if it is in real good shape, it will rise in value over time. As for brass bits, in the overhaul process, I suspect it is luck to get that sort of handguard when the comrade workers put all the pieces back together.