So I'm a little new to the whole "Nugget" collecting thing, and I've been able to ID just about every marking on my 4 rifles, but there are a few I haven't found yet.
First is a shield like cartouche on a 1939 Tula's stock.
It reads C 3 and an upside down T? (pic is upside down)
Second is on the same rifle, I think it's just a Cyrillic letter over a quality control mark but I can't really tell.
(Second from the right)
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Different rifle now, this one is on a Triangle 25 marked barrel and a Star 25 stock.
The marking I'm talking about is the one on the stepped up area on the bolt handle. Also the faded/machined out one is odd too.
More pics of that particular gun because I feel like it, LOL.
Triangle 25, also that weird stamp above the Soviet Crest, it's almost like a bell shape. I may post pics of it if anyone thinks it's something special.
*Edit* There's also an "11" marked down to the right in the black area where the receiver and barrel meet.
Quality control stamped over something else
"Star 25"
Any thoughts on the markings? I know the Triangle/Star 25 is a repair workshop mark, but the rest is kinda funky to me.
Also, I love the 1942 Izhevsk, picked it up on Tuesday for $80. No Ukrainian refurb stamp, there were pine needles and hay shavings stuck in the cosmoline around the trigger area in the stock, and I swear it hasn't been cleaned or taken apart since Kursk, LOL... Kinda makes me feel bad for doing that, but oh well.
-Iggy
First is a shield like cartouche on a 1939 Tula's stock.
It reads C 3 and an upside down T? (pic is upside down)
Second is on the same rifle, I think it's just a Cyrillic letter over a quality control mark but I can't really tell.
(Second from the right)
~-~
Different rifle now, this one is on a Triangle 25 marked barrel and a Star 25 stock.
The marking I'm talking about is the one on the stepped up area on the bolt handle. Also the faded/machined out one is odd too.
More pics of that particular gun because I feel like it, LOL.
Triangle 25, also that weird stamp above the Soviet Crest, it's almost like a bell shape. I may post pics of it if anyone thinks it's something special.
*Edit* There's also an "11" marked down to the right in the black area where the receiver and barrel meet.
Quality control stamped over something else
"Star 25"
Any thoughts on the markings? I know the Triangle/Star 25 is a repair workshop mark, but the rest is kinda funky to me.
Also, I love the 1942 Izhevsk, picked it up on Tuesday for $80. No Ukrainian refurb stamp, there were pine needles and hay shavings stuck in the cosmoline around the trigger area in the stock, and I swear it hasn't been cleaned or taken apart since Kursk, LOL... Kinda makes me feel bad for doing that, but oh well.
-Iggy