my brothers m44 mosin-nagant

[MR MATT]

this is my brothers mosin nagant all the numbers match and he got it for $125 at a show i was wonderind if the is any info on the stamps (there seems to be a lot in the wood) and any other info you may be able to give

[Reg]

Hi Matt, other than made in Izhevesk (something like that) I cant figure the others, but try this site

7.62x54r.net

Best of luck
Reg

[packin9]

Post WW2 I'd say by the 1947. There are many stampings and proof marks. Looking em up is half the fun. Nice Nagant!

[Dimitri]

Very nice indeed. All matching numbers and beautiful condition. As reg said it is Izhevesk and is a 1947 model. the stamps on the side are simply letters of the russian alphabet. For example Ж pronounced "zheh" in cyrillic (russian) and Г pronounced "geh". Ive done some research and it appears that these wood stamps are found on m38s as well.

[MR MATT]

thank you very much for the info dimitri, do you have any idea why they would stamp the leters on the wood like that and why so many.