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1946 Mosin-Nagant rifle

bayougirlbayougirl Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
edited October 2006 in Ask the Experts
Hi Folks, I'm not a gun collector at all, just a Flea Market owner who happened to acquire a 1946 Mosin-Nagant rifle. It's Russian, has the hammer-and-sickle emblem on it, the year 1946, and the number AK148. The rifle looks to be in good condition, oiled, well-cared for. Can anyone give me some help valuing this rifle? Thank y'all very much! - Bayou Girl

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  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    These M 44 carbines are being imported from Eastern Europe by the container load. They generally sell between $50 & $100.
  • bayougirlbayougirl Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    These M 44 carbines are being imported from Eastern Europe by the container load. They generally sell between $50 & $100.

    My rifle doesn't look like that! Here is a picture. And by the way, the numbers on the rifle are AK148, not A148 (I typed it wrong in my first post). AK148.bmp
  • fastcarsgofastfastcarsgofast Member Posts: 7,179
    edited November -1
    Model 1938 carbine would be my guess. The 1944 carbine should have a bayonet folded on the side. Still not worth more than about $80.00 American.
  • temblortemblor Member Posts: 2,153 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bayougirl
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    These M 44 carbines are being imported from Eastern Europe by the container load. They generally sell between $50 & $100.

    My rifle doesn't look like that! Here is a picture. And by the way, the numbers on the rifle are AK148, not A148 (I typed it wrong in my first post). AK148.bmp

    That's not supposed to be a picture of your gun in rufe-snow's reply bayougirl. It's just a picture of a pistol that he leaves on his signature line.
    Big 5 Sporting goods usually sells rifles like yours for about $79.95 - $89.95 in my area. They are common and cheap to buy.
  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by bayougirl
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    These M 44 carbines are being imported from Eastern Europe by the container load. They generally sell between $50 & $100.

    My rifle doesn't look like that! Here is a picture. And by the way, the numbers on the rifle are AK148, not A148 (I typed it wrong in my first post). AK148.bmp



    I know your rifle doesn't look like that, thats a picture of my Test Eagle Luger. I use it as a signature. If your Carbine doesn't have a integral folding bayonet? It will be a Model 1938 Soviet Carbine. The good news is that a Model 1938 carbine with a 1946 date is not all that common. It would be worth more to a collector then a plain vanilla M 44 with a 46 date.
  • bayougirlbayougirl Member Posts: 4 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    quote:Originally posted by bayougirl
    quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
    These M 44 carbines are being imported from Eastern Europe by the container load. They generally sell between $50 & $100.

    My rifle doesn't look like that! Here is a picture. And by the way, the numbers on the rifle are AK148, not A148 (I typed it wrong in my first post). AK148.bmp



    I know your rifle doesn't look like that, thats a picture of my Test Eagle Luger. I use it as a signature. If your Carbine doesn't have a integral folding bayonet? It will be a Model 1938 Soviet Carbine. The good news is that a Model 1938 carbine with a 1946 date is not all that common. It would be worth more to a collector then a plain vanilla M 44 with a 46 date.
    Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it.
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