A problem with Mosins is nearly every single one has been through an arsenal refinish (or two).
A good example could be this rifle (link could be dead since they're only active for a limited time at Gunbroker)
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That's a Remington Mosin-Nagant M-1891 a'ight.
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Looks to be in fine shape too!
But what's this? That looks like a Sako stock, hard to tell.
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And this? That's an Izhevsk bolt.
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The numbers matching at this point is a clear clue that it's an arsenal rework, the Imperial crests being intact on both the shank and barrel kind of point at it being a Finn.
To be fair, the seller did show us these pics so he's not trying to pull a fast one. It does illustrate how hard it is to get a "real" Remington.
A good example could be this rifle (link could be dead since they're only active for a limited time at Gunbroker)
That's a Remington Mosin-Nagant M-1891 a'ight.
Looks to be in fine shape too!
But what's this? That looks like a Sako stock, hard to tell.
And this? That's an Izhevsk bolt.
The numbers matching at this point is a clear clue that it's an arsenal rework, the Imperial crests being intact on both the shank and barrel kind of point at it being a Finn.
To be fair, the seller did show us these pics so he's not trying to pull a fast one. It does illustrate how hard it is to get a "real" Remington.