Hey guys,
I just picked up a Mosin and took most of the afternoon to take it apart and give it a nice thorough cleaning. I just have 2 questions about it though. The first is that I can't tell the year of manufacture. It looks like either 1931 or 1951, I'll post a picture as soon as I get a chance.
The other question I have is about the bayonet. The serial doesn't match to the rest of the gun and it's impossible to put on and take off without a rubber mallet to help. I put some gun oil inside the bayonet lug and it helped a little but still quite hard to get it on and off. Any suggestions on resolving this?
I'll put up pictures in a few minutes.
Thanks.
I just picked up a Mosin and took most of the afternoon to take it apart and give it a nice thorough cleaning. I just have 2 questions about it though. The first is that I can't tell the year of manufacture. It looks like either 1931 or 1951, I'll post a picture as soon as I get a chance.
The other question I have is about the bayonet. The serial doesn't match to the rest of the gun and it's impossible to put on and take off without a rubber mallet to help. I put some gun oil inside the bayonet lug and it helped a little but still quite hard to get it on and off. Any suggestions on resolving this?
I'll put up pictures in a few minutes.
Thanks.