Weird M38

Jrrios · August 29, 2012, 01:45 PM

Need help - have a mosin M38, none of the serial numbers match, doesn't have a cleaning rod or barrel bands. Parts are from Tula and Izhevsk

Scorch · August 29, 2012, 02:05 PM

It is affectionately called a "basket case" or a "bag gun", a gun assembled from spare parts. Shoot it, enjoy it.

carguychris · August 29, 2012, 04:52 PM

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[It] doesn't have... barrel bands.

How is the handguard attached, or is that missing too?

tahunua001 · August 29, 2012, 08:18 PM

I am also wondering the same as carguychris. does it have a handguard or is that missing too? I agree with the assertion that it is a parts gun. very little collectors value. it's a shooter, not a cabinet queen.

warningshot · August 30, 2012, 02:38 AM

Better say good-by to that parts MN. Send it to the, Island of Missfit Mosin Naggants. It's right next to Santa's Island of Missfit Toys.

August 29, 2012, 01:45 PM	#1
Jrrios Junior Member Join Date: August 22, 2012 Posts: 1	Weird M38 Need help - have a mosin M38, none of the serial numbers match, doesn't have a cleaning rod or barrel bands. Parts are from Tula and Izhevsk

August 29, 2012, 02:05 PM	#2
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 11,113	It is affectionately called a "basket case" or a "bag gun", a gun assembled from spare parts. Shoot it, enjoy it. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services Taylor Machine

August 29, 2012, 08:18 PM	#4
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,774	I am also wondering the same as carguychris. does it have a handguard or is that missing too? I agree with the assertion that it is a parts gun. very little collectors value. it's a shooter, not a cabinet queen. __________________ all guns lost in a tragic smelting accident. I never said half the crap people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin Bean counters told me I couldn't fire a man for being in a wheelchair, did it anyway. Ramps are expensive.-Cave Johnson.

August 30, 2012, 02:38 AM	#5
warningshot Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2009 Posts: 982	Better say good-by to that parts MN. Send it to the, Island of Missfit Mosin Naggants. It's right next to Santa's Island of Missfit Toys.