Over the years I collected several serial number of Type 53 carbines, just like the 91/30 sniper rifles and the Vz54/57 rifles.
I began to organize the T53 serial numbers into a database and I can already crudely estimate a production quantity, not only on year basis but also on mothly basis.
However, for a better, detail work I need more serial numbers.
I want to continue this research and to further his study your help and input is appreciated.
The informations I need are:
-Production year and eventually month of the carbine
-Arsenal that made the rifle (296 or 26)
-Rifle serial number (with prefixes if available ( '53 and few '54 dated guns and 1960 dated guns)
Pics are welcome. If you can't take some pics, there's no problem.
No records are kept linking names to arms.
You can send me a PM trough gunboards.com or you can send me an email at: alb_deka@yahoo.it
Yor help is very appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance.
I guess you are talking about the work done by member "ryg" and also re-written by Tex when the forum was upddated.
I have the informations and I'll contact Ryg for sharing my datas.
Datas on early rifles are still not enough for me, to estimate a reliable moth production from june '53 to april '55.
#1. 1954.12 1301237 |296 Picked it up at a local gun show a few years back. Non import marked, possible bring back.
#2. 1960 CT3896 /26\ Also picked up at a local gun show last year. This one is a VN bringback. Non import marked. Has the weird T bisecting C serial prefix letter or symbol or goofy looking G.
It's hard to see. My pics suck when I took them of it, so it's not clear haha! I'd default to your knowledge of the serial prefix of the T53s. They are Mosins, but I'm not up on all their specific quirks. Just happened across them and they looked very interesting, and were both excellent deals. Less than any refurb that's coming in to the US now anyways!
1960 arsenal 26 in triangle .serial# 84729.confirmed Vietnam vietcong battle field pick off dead enemy .confirm Vietnam bringback.on this board . Sapishka
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