Steve's Guns Pt 4 - The Nagants

[Miduzu]

Hello All! I hope everybody had a great weekend!

This is part of a series delving into my late Father's collection, background here:

Steve's Guns Pt 1 - Antique Long
Steve's Guns Pt 2 - The Mausers
Steve's Guns Pt 3 - The Enfields
Steve's Guns Pt 4 - The Nagants
Steve's Guns Pt 5 - Misc. Bolt Action
Steve's Guns Pt 6 - Misc. Semi-Auto Rifles
Steve's Guns Pt 7 - The Kalashnikovs
https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/steves-guns-pt-3-the-enfields.873432/
Mosins in this post! Definitely a big spread from nice to junky with this selection. After this post are the really nice misc bolt actions (US, Swiss, French).

Fortunately, these are all identified as my Dad kept a lot of notes, which I have included below - what I'm not as able to tell on my own is if any of these items stand out as being particularly unique or cool from a historical or collector's standpoint and I'm trying to get a general ballpark sense of the value of these items. I'm also not 100% sure if they are graded correctly - grades are often cited in the notes, but I'm not sure where they come from (dealer he purchased from, did he grade them on his own, etc.) and whether or not they are accurate. Finally, just wanting to share, he had some cool stuff and I figure that there is someone who will appreciate it and they're probably subscribed to this board!

As always if you take the time to have a look, I appreciate you - thank you very much!

Piece: MN1
Manufacturer / Importer: Chinese
Model: Type 53 Carbine
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: Sticky Bolt, Accurate
Images: https://imgur.com/a/cw5y75U

Piece: MN2
Manufacturer / Importer: No import, Chinese, vet bringback
Model: Type 53 carbine
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: Find tag, no bringback papers, Has cut off firing pin plus original, terrible condition
Images: https://imgur.com/a/J1c0TF0

Piece: MN3
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Mosin Nagant M31 Sniper
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: Original sniper. Parts re-arsenaled & forced match, has PU scope from 1968
Images: https://imgur.com/a/TIGhUfp

Piece: MN4
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Mosin Nagant M39
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: G+, 1944
Images: https://imgur.com/a/BNy1Cnm

Piece: MN5
Manufacturer / Importer: Inter Ordnance, Monroe NC
Model: Finnish Mosin Nagant M39
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: 1960 Sneak (Treaty violation) VG-, scuff on wood by mag well, tight
Images: https://imgur.com/a/lK8u8Oj

Piece: MN6
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Mosin Nagant M31 Sniper
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: Poor, replace stock
Images: https://imgur.com/a/KybPxLU

Piece: MN7
Manufacturer / Importer: Inter Ordnance, Monroe NC
Model: Finnish Mosin Nagant M39
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: G, 1944
Images: https://imgur.com/a/K49IsLq

Piece: MN8
Manufacturer / Importer: CAI, St Alban VT
Model: Russian Mosin Nagant 44
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: Poor, 1945
Images: https://imgur.com/a/Gx5i40G

Piece: MN9
Manufacturer / Importer: Intrac, Knox TN
Model: Polish Mosin Nagant M44
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Comments: Excellent, 1952
Images: https://imgur.com/a/7UZC9dN

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

As youve surmised, these vary from almost worthless to pretty pricey (the Snipers).
The Finn guns are desirable as well.

Not a Mosin expert at all, perhaps GunnyUSMC or one of the others will chime in, but last time I followed such things, the Chinese carbines were going for $150 all day long, plain Jane Soviet Mosins were in the $250 range, clean Finns were 600-750, and genuine snipers were just north or a grand.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Mn5 has what is generally known as a "duffel bag cut" stock. The gun would be dissasembled, then the stock cut down to fit in a soldiers duffel bag, as the general rule after WW2 was if it fit in your bag, you could bring it back as a war trophy.

Of course, its always questionable how well the stocks were reassembled later, depending on the new owners wood working skills.....

 

[Miduzu]

Mn5 has what is generally known as a "duffel bag cut" stock. The gun would be dissasembled, then the stock cut down to fit in a soldiers duffel bag, as the general rule after WW2 was if it fit in your bag, you could bring it back as a war trophy.

Of course, its always questionable how well the stocks were reassembled later, depending on the new owners wood working skills.....

This is really interesting - is that the vertical line near the muzzle end of the rear sight? There appears to be a break in the stock there?

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

This is really interesting - is that the vertical line near the muzzle end of the rear sight? There appears to be a break in the stock there?

Yup