I've had maybe a dozen M95 carbines and the one that I miss the most was the one with the Bulgarian crest (pic), as I haven't stumbled onto another.
My question today is about one that appears to have been re-barrelled with a Cz barrel or by the Czechs themselves. It appears to have the two-headed Austrian eagle proof and the "Circle T" Cz refurb proof and no early date stamping on the top of the barrel. The barrel is a darker blue than the receiver and its serial number stamping has not been worked over. The handguard has two partial circle stamps (similar to Czech?) and the top of the buttstock has boxed markings similar to those on M91/59's and some other Mosin carbines that (I think) were imported from Bulgarian storage depots. I mostly kept it because the bore is very sharp and shiney - the best of any that I have seen. Is this barrel marking somewhat common or relatively uncommon? Thanks, DDR
(Sling in one of "TP"'s excellent reproductions.)
My question today is about one that appears to have been re-barrelled with a Cz barrel or by the Czechs themselves. It appears to have the two-headed Austrian eagle proof and the "Circle T" Cz refurb proof and no early date stamping on the top of the barrel. The barrel is a darker blue than the receiver and its serial number stamping has not been worked over. The handguard has two partial circle stamps (similar to Czech?) and the top of the buttstock has boxed markings similar to those on M91/59's and some other Mosin carbines that (I think) were imported from Bulgarian storage depots. I mostly kept it because the bore is very sharp and shiney - the best of any that I have seen. Is this barrel marking somewhat common or relatively uncommon? Thanks, DDR
(Sling in one of "TP"'s excellent reproductions.)