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Misc. Mosin Marks

Some marks are "known" marks, and some are not known at all.

Numbers

	Number 1 -- Unknown mark

	Triangle 1 -- 1871st ABV Moscow Military District
	Triangle 1 -- 103rd GRAU Arsenal
2 -- Unknown Mark -- (martin08)
	02 -- Hungarian Arsenal Mark -- (martin08)
	Diamond 2 -- unknown Mark -- (martin08)
	Triangle 9 -- 39th GRAU Arsenal
	5 -- unknown
	Bore Diameter Poland -- (martin08)
	Circle 8 -- Unknown Mark
	Oval 11 -- Polish mark, indicates ownership by Poland
	Diamond17 -- unknown -- (martin08)
	Diamond 27 -- This mark is found on Finnish M27 rifles and indicated year the barrel made manufactured. In this case 1927
	Diamond 37 -- unknown mark -- (martin08)
	41 -- Mark found on Finnish rifles
	1941 -- This is placed here as an example of the date 1941 as stamped by Finland. Care must be taken not to misinterpret it as 1944.
	3500 -- Finish high pressure proof mark. Placed on barrel after pressure testing.

Letters

	Armar Lwow -- Polish Arsenal Mark -- (martin08)
	Circle AM -- unknown -- (martin08)
	AZF -- Artillerie Zeugs Fabrik -Austrian arsenal mark (BuckeyeSgt)
	Arrow B -- Remington arsenal marks (USA)
	Circle B -- unknown -- (martin08)
	Bohler - Stahl -- Barrel made by this company (in Germany) for uses by Finland on their M24 rifles
	Circle C -- Chatelleraunt arsenal markings (France)
	D -- Finish mark indicating the chamber has been opened up to accommodate the D166 cartridge
	Tented E -- Unknown mark -- (martin08)
	F -- Found on Finnish M27 rifles indicating the barrel was made by the Swedish firm Fagersta
	HV -- Found on Finnish magazine housings indicating a jamb free magazine
	JH -- shows importation went through Germany
	Circle K -- (possible "Point of aim proof" Russia) (martin08)
	KA3 -- KA3 Cossack Russian rifles. Indicates it was a Cossack model rifle sight at one time -- (martin08)
	MO and Double Dates -- On Russian rifles and unclear at this time. It is a "collectors items" -- (martin08)
	Tombstone n -- unknown
	Circle n -- unknown
	Oval n -- unknown
	OPY -- unknown mark
	Puolustuslaitos -- Commonly called a PL mark. Used by Finland to mark their property (rifles). Used for a short time before adopting the [SA] mark
	The r after the date represents "date" in Russia
	double arrow R -- unknown
	Circle R -- Remington (USA) arsenal mark. WWI contract rifles
	S (number) is a Finnish number indicating the Civil Guard District that the rifle was assigned too
	S in a gear --Sako (Finnish maker) factory mark. Called the "Sako Gear"
	Also a Sako (Finnish maker) factory mark. Was used on their Civil Guard rifles
;	Boxed SA -- Boxed SA mark is the Finnish property mark. Indicates ownership by Finland
	SKY -- Finland Civil Guard mark
	Schwerz Industries -- Indicates SIG made barrels for the M24 and M28 Finnish rifles
	SY -- Early Finish Civil Guard Mark
;	Triangle T -- Tikkakoski (Tika") factory marks, Finland
	Circle U -- unknown Russian mark
	T -- unknown -- (martin08
	USSR (Made in) -- Spanish Civil War Mark, Spain. Law required them to mark any imports with where it was made
	VKT -- Valtion Kirvaaritehdas factory marks, Finland
	WN -- unknown
	Circle X -- Unknown -- (jumperwire)
	Oval Y -- Final black powder proof, Russia
	unknown -- jumperwire
	unknown --jumperwire

Symbols

;	Box Refurbishment Mark -- Refurbishment mark of 7th Grau Arsenal
	Box Refurbishment Mark -- Refurbishment mark of 1st Grau Arsenal
;	Box Refurbishment Mark -- Refurbishment mark of arsenal in the Ukraine. With vertical line inside box
;	Box Refurbishment Mark -- Refurbishment mark of 2nd Grau Arsenal
;	Box Mark of the ABV Volga/Ural Military District Arsenal
;	Box Mark of the 80th GRAU Arsenal
;	Poland Crest 2 -- (martin08)
	Romanian Crest
;	Soviet Union Crest
	Imperial Eagle from Russia "Probaya Komissiya" -- Proof Commission
;	Imperial Eagle from Russia on Westinghouse (USA)-- martin02
	Imperial Eagle from Russia
Bows
; ; ; ; ">	Izhevsk Bow -- Izhevsk arsenal mark, Russia (early) -- millman
Arrows
	Tula Star and arrow -- Tula arsenal mark, Russia late
; ; ;	Izhevsk Arrow -- Izhevsk arsenal mark, Russia (late)
	Sestroretsk Arrow -- Izhevsk arsenal mark, Russia (early)
	Romanian Arrow -- Romania arsenal mark
Hammers
; ; ; ;	Tula Hammer -- Tula arsenal mark, Russia (early)
Misc. Items
	Dimpled Receiver -- This is a grind mark left over from the Finn's while removing the imperial Eagle from the receiver of a Russian Receiver. They did not always do this (as time permitted)
	Unknown Mark
	Unknown Mark
	Lined out serial number
	Lined out scope number. Typically done on sniper rifles when they changed the scope for a new one or removed the rifle from sniper duty

Stock Marks

	A -- Austrian Arsenal Mark -- (martin08)
	Bulgarian Pine cone -- (martin08)
;	Crossed Cannon L -- Finnish stock makers mark
	German Deutsches Reich property mark. Some rifle that were captures by the Germans were sold to Finland
	M -- Austrian Arsenal Mark -- martin080
	Soviet CCCP mark
	SYT -- Stock mark found on Finnish M28 rifles in the finger groove and on the butt stock
; ;	Ukrainian refurbishment mark
	Unknown Polish mark
	Unknown (possible inspectors mark)
	Unknown (possible inspectors mark)
	Unknown (possible inspectors mark)
	Unknown (possible inspectors mark
	Unknown (possible inspectors mark
	Unknown (possible inspectors mark)
	SA on sling -- Finnish property mark

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