Receiver cover mini-quiz!

[running-man]

Ok, here's one I found that has some kind of issue.  Tell me what the main issue is and win bragging rights. 

[Loose}{Cannon]

Scrubbed and reserialized... Wrong font, no postfix, likely now living on a tula.

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Who won?   

[Direct Connection]

Geez LC,either he's torchering you or that aint the answer hes looking for  Thats cold blooded if you ask me   

I havent the faintest idea what could be wrong other then the letters on the back of the cover look engraved kinda

[Phosphorus32]

Isn't that one of those unusual Chinese double letter gun early trials SKS covers. They got the N backwards and I don't recognize the triangle arsenal   

[Loose}{Cannon]

I know what this is....   One of them thar 'Russian Gary' guns.

[Loose}{Cannon]

Damit man...  I want resolution.   

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Who won?   

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[Loose}{Cannon]

Sooo....   Who wins?   

[running-man]

Nobody yet . You're the closest but how can you tell it's been scrubbed and restamped. 

[Loose}{Cannon]

Because an Izzy prefix and serial should both be on the same line!!!

[Justin Hell]

Because an Izzy prefix and serial should both be on the same line!!!

piss, I was just about to say that.

[Boris Badinov]

Oooh, fun. I second LC's observations.

Adding only that the Cyrillics look like they have shadows of the previous serial / possible indication of overstrikes. And the left and right side of the cover corners are not symetrical: the right side arc tapers inward where it rests on the receiver whereas the left side is vertical.

[running-man]

Because an Izzy prefix and serial should both be on the same line!!!

Ding ding. Give that man a stuffed toy! 

Oooh, fun. I second LC's observations.

Adding only that the Cyrillics look like they have shadows of the previous serial / possible indication of overstrikes. And the left and right side of the cover corners are not symetrical: the right side arc tapers inward where it rests on the receiver whereas the left side is vertical.

The two line vs single line stamping is the only objective hard evidence on this cover. Everything else is a subjective observation subject to interpretation (good observations and all likely true, but still subject to opinion).  If there was a readable digit from the former scrubbed S/N still present, that would be a good objective data point as well. 

[Loose}{Cannon]

In that format... Its a tula serial = scrubbed

[running-man]

Right.    But now look at this one, S/N PB83:







The receiver of this gun shows it's clearly an Izhevsk (though not necessarily a '53).  The gun is a black BBQ refurb.  The receiver cover is a '53 Izhevsk, with a two line stamping and in addition to this the font on the B, the 8, and the 3 are all noticeably different. 

So there you go, an actual Izhevsk with a Tula style S/N on the cover.  I suspect all the refurb S/N re-stampings were two line in the Tula style though. 

[Loose}{Cannon]

I would call that a scrubbed cover also simply because of that two line style.

[newchi]

If i understand correctly;
to remove the old number you grind it down and remove the depth of the stamping.

Has anyone put calipers on the end of the receiver cover to get a thickness measurement on original and scrubbed to see if there's a noticeable difference?

[Loose}{Cannon]

The old numbers/letters would likely be filled first.