Altho I mostly collect Vietnam sniper related items, sometimes I do grab other items that strike my interest. In 2003 I had stopped by my FFL and saw that this rifle with bayonet was hanging on the wall with a lot of other imported M-N's, but had a letter attached. I read the letter and it was a certificate describing how the veteran, a retired Colonel, had captured this rifle and brought it back after the Korean War. Since bringbacks from that theatre are quite rare I bought it on the spot, then contacted the vet. He was most gracious, and sent me other photos and maps, and recommended the book Wonju, which described the battle as well as his part in it. All of this was highly interesting to me as in 1972 I was stationed at Wonju (Camp Long) as an Air Force advisor to the First ROK Army (FROKA) DASC. Anyway, it is a prized part of my collection now.
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another photo
Closeup of the officer. This photo was taken just before they jumped off to attack the hill on which he recovered the rifle. -
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This is a photo taken as they assaulted the hill. A medic is treating a WIA on the right.
It just really blows me away to realize that I walked these same hills 20 years later. I knew that a lot of battles were fought in the area, but had no idea of the severity of the actions, other than to note that Camp Long was named after a soldier who was awarded the MOH (posthumously) for his actions here.Comment
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Very cool !
What can you tell us about the rifle?
Soviet? Chinese?Comment
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It's a standard Russian 1933 manufactured rifle. Only unusual feature is that the bolt has no serial number.Comment
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That is a very nice rifle. I would love to find one like that. Thanks for showing it. I am not familiar with the book. Would you consider giving us some more information about the battle where it was picked up.
PhilComment
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Comrade, That is a nice Trophy Item, the story adds much to it...
Respect.Comment
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You said that the rifle is dated 1933?
I can see from the picture that has a star samp with an arrow inside of it? This would indicate that this rifle was manufactured at the Tula manufacturing plant.
And below this is a date (1933)?
Are the serial numbers on the other parts of the rifle?
My guess is that the rifle may have been reworked a some point before Korea.
Nice rifle here are some good sites....
http://7.62x54r.net/
http://www.mosinnagant.net/Comment
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This rifle must have been build (or reworked) at the end of WWII or just after it because the stock is late/post war. It's not uncommon however to find older receivers on newer stocks as with the war raging on the soviets wanted to put out as many rifles as possible and thus used some old stock of receivers they had lying around. The receiver is indeed a Tula low wal receiver, which makes it a little more desirable then the high walls often encountered nowadays. No serial on the bolt is a little odd, might have been a glitch by the one who had to number it.Comment
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I lurk on the mosin nagant forums quite a bit. Over there I'm badash5946.Originally posted by Christopher View PostYou said that the rifle is dated 1933?
I can see from the picture that has a star samp with an arrow inside of it? This would indicate that this rifle was manufactured at the Tula manufacturing plant.
And below this is a date (1933)?
Are the serial numbers on the other parts of the rifle?
My guess is that the rifle may have been reworked a some point before Korea.
Nice rifle here are some good sites....
http://7.62x54r.net/
http://www.mosinnagant.net/Comment
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Nice story and rifle, items like this are great to find and to preserve the history of. Glad it fell into the hands of someone who appreciates it.Comment
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