[pgpipefitter]

Picked up Izhevsk M44 dated 1944 the most common one looks to be new no varnish on the like new stock all numbers match has a all brown leather sling like I have never seen on a Mosin before it is dated Dec 6 1971 the stock has a small Izhevsk marke and 1.TRZ stamped on it which Is A Yugoslavian mark does this add any value when did the Yugoslaves get Russian M44s and how many?

 

[albacore]

The Yugo mark should add some value, but I can't say how much. I just saw a Yugo marked M-44 a few days ago. Great condition, great bore, and a hacked off bayonet lug.

 

[7.62x54r]

I don't know when they got them or how many, but quite a few were imported by Cole Distributing and I/O a while back. They originally sold at the going rate for M44s but I think you could add a $25 premium now because they aren't readily available. The sling might be Romanian, but wouldn't be correct if it is. It also could have been added by whoever in the US owned the rifle before. Can you post a picture?