Any info?

[Wrenchman]

Wife bought me this in Calgary, guy said it was a 22lr mosin nagant training rifle. She jumped on it seeing as ive got a couple mosins already and would be an interesting addition to the collection. Upon further research once home, it appears to be a hungarian military training rifle, and may be quite rare. From the very vague info on google, theyre very accurate. Thats really all i could find out about it. Anyone here possibly know any more on it that i couldnt already find? Thanks!

[Cottus]

Any info? I got some good info for you: You have a great wife!

[jackrabbit000]

Why weren't you there with her?

[Wrenchman]

Hahahaha i moved on down the tables, intending to come back to it if i didnt see something else. Barely 5 minutes later, she wandered off and came back with it lol

[jackrabbit000]

Now you owe her something.

[Matt L.]

Interesting find. The seller was a twit if he thought that was a Mosin though. I'm not an expert but I don't know of any Mosins made in Budapest!

[KegRiver]

I believe what you have there is a Mosin Nagant Trainer made by the Budapest Lamp Factory in the early 1950s.

[KegRiver]

http://www.theakforum.net/forums/49-...pest-22lr.html


http://www.yesterdaysweapons.com/php...php?f=21&t=172

[Matt L.]

Interesting and cool, the stamping is the same from what I can tell on my phone. I like learning about guns, even if I make myself look like an idiot in the process.

[Wrenchman]

Yeah, those were literally the only 2 bits of info i could find on it too! barrel is in absolute perfect condition, bluing is near perfect, and the bore and rifling is as perfect as any brand new gun that ive ever seen, and the bolt is still nice and shiny. Mechanically it appears perfect, at least without shooting it yet anyway! But the front sight hood is missing, but wont affect function. And now the stock. After a good cleaning, found a pretty good crack in it, and the rest of the finish is, for me, kinda hard to look at. Im torn. Do i repair the crack and refinish it, or is this rare and "unique" enough to be foolish to mess with, and risk ruining any potential collector value.... My finish choice would be minwax antique oil finish, as ive had great results with it on other old 22s. and the stain would be very similar to the color that it already is. Decisions decisions... P4190343.jpg

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[KegRiver]

It depends on what you want the gun for.

If you want to use it, I'd fix the crack and whatever else needed work.

If you want it for a collection I would advise against doing anything to it.
Even fixing a crack can cost you value later on. Unless it's done by a professional gun restorer.

I wouldn't even polish it if you want it as a collector piece.

[gitrdun]

No matter what it is, it is rare simply because your wife bought it for you without needing your help. I hope that you appreciate the fact that she's a jewel and that you are a lucky man. She's a keeper.

[Wrenchman]

Thanks everyone! Yes, I agree, my wife is pretty amazing to put up and support this "hobby" of mine! After a lot of thought and debating, I'm going to repair and refinish the stock. I cant justify having something to just look at. Plus itll make my wife happy, ill be out of her hair for a while lol! Still, with a repaired and refinished stock may not leave it 100% original, it wont change what it ultimately is, and itll be 100% usable! (and not painful for me to look at lol!) But apparently itll cost me whatever a tortoise costs

[KegRiver]

I have to admit, I'd refinish it. If it were one of the high value guns I'd leave it as is but for the lower value guns, especially the kind i own, I would lose so little value it's not a big concern.

And I don't like the abused look.