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Title: Thoughts on this early letter series
Post by: MikeT on May 02, 2026, 06:09:26 PM

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Title: Re: Thoughts on this early letter series
Post by: MikeT on May 02, 2026, 06:11:46 PM
Stock and mag do not match. Question: should I keep this or move it along?
Title: Re: Thoughts on this early letter series
Post by: Greatguns on May 02, 2026, 09:03:56 PM
Stock is Russian, can't say on the Mag without seeing the bottom of it. or knowing what the SN on the mag is. F SN letter gun would most likely be a 1959 production year and possibly first half of the year, but not a certainty.

Also, just to clarify, don't confuse the Chinese "Letter gun" rifle ('59-'61) with the Russian late production "Letter Series" rifles ('55-'58). The Russian letter series have a Cyrillic number after the normal SN whereas the Chinese letter guns simply have a unique SN with a Roman letter at the beginning.
Title: Re: Thoughts on this early letter series
Post by: Direct Connection on May 03, 2026, 08:10:50 PM
Quote from: MikeT on May 02, 2026, 06:11:46 PMStock and mag do not match. Question: should I keep this or move it along?

Nice looking Russian for sure. Keep it :)