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Luke · 10-03-2003, 04:58 PM

Strider,

I bought a 1937 Mauser WW-II Russian rework a couple of years ago, and it did NOT have the "crossed rifles" or crude X over the chamber or anywhere else. It did have a couple of small parts with two digit serial numbers which, obviously, were mismatched and had been completely obliterated. Interesting that they mangled the number rather than simply grinding it off. Probably obliterating was easier.

Also, it had been crudely dip blued and was a dull black all over, small parts included.

Luke

10-03-2003, 04:58 PM	#5
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 19 Times in 7 Posts	Strider, I bought a 1937 Mauser WW-II Russian rework a couple of years ago, and it did NOT have the "crossed rifles" or crude X over the chamber or anywhere else. It did have a couple of small parts with two digit serial numbers which, obviously, were mismatched and had been completely obliterated. Interesting that they mangled the number rather than simply grinding it off. Probably obliterating was easier. Also, it had been crudely dip blued and was a dull black all over, small parts included. Luke __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther