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Hi All - hopefully attached is a photo of my M44 - it's actually a 1945 not pre-1945 but I hope that's ok in this section?? (It might be a really early 1945 I suppose!!).

Before anyone asks it came with the darkened butt end and with the stock stripped and oiled (Previous owners) but it still shoots nice a straight with a very satisfying bang and muzzle flash !!

I enjoy shooting it and owning something with a bit of history.

Cheers Steve

Steve, Pre-45 means a rifle with an action designed before 1945 and your fine looking M44 is quite acceptable

Cheers Ovenpaa

Nice to see another Mosina being used Tovarisch

Beware though as they can have a tendency to breed!, I am on the look-out for another at the moment.

What sort of price are people paying for them these days?

Mine was £250 12 months ago

steveveets wrote:Mine was £250 12 months ago

That's about right, I paid £250 for an immaculate 1944-dated Izhevsk Arsenal example.

I'm struggling to find any (within reasonable distance) less than 350 these days, many quite a chunk more! I wish I had bought one 12 months ago when cheaper examples seemed to be everywhere.

I'll find one though!

RDC wrote:I'm struggling to find any (within reasonable distance) less than 350 these days, many quite a chunk more! I wish I had bought one 12 months ago when cheaper examples seemed to be everywhere.

I'll find one though!

Minsterley Ranges have a very nice M38 carbine (no folding bayonet) with an original sling that has been arsenal refurbed into a M44 stock for £300, has a very nice clean bore.Only difference between a M38 and M44 stock is the 44 stock has a shallow relieved channel on the right side that the folded bayonet sits in.


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There's been talk of a club trip there soon so I might have to take a look at that, for the heads up sir.