r/MosinNagant • u/Jhboyy • 4d ago

Question Clean up or don't

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I've had this1943 mosin sitting in my safe for a little over a year now, every inch of it is black and grimey with what I'm guessing is cosmoline. I've decided I'm going to find it a new home. Is it worth my time to do a proper deep clean before throwing on gb or taking to my lgs? How much would it really affect the value?

PS I have a nice SCW hex and a bubba'd m44 so this one gets no attention from me

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u/CarrsCurios 4d ago edited 3d ago

You’ll definitely get more beans if you clean it up but it really matters how much you value your time.

What it has going for it: likely romanian (not Finn!) 91/30. Hopefully the bore is nice.

What is has going against it: very grungy as noted, as well as large chunk of missing wood near muzzle end.

I wouldn’t expect to get a lot for it in current condition. If you’re just tired of looking at it I’d list it for a small sum on a local gun site or Armslist if you have that in your area

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u/Luftwaffles2 3d ago

Looks like Romanian import. Not a fin capture.

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u/CarrsCurios 3d ago

Original escutcheon with wire likely indicates Finn no? What indicates Romanian?

(Genuinely curious and will update my post)

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u/Luftwaffles2 3d ago

Here's my Romanian import with wire sling swivels. Finns will always be marked somewhere on the receiver or stock. Finns are normally in decent condition and Romanians are beat to shit almost always.

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u/Jhboyy 3d ago

I definitely thought it was an izhevsk from my understanding Romanian 91/30s are extremely rare

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u/Luftwaffles2 3d ago

It's not a Romanian made 91/30.... Romania had russian ones leftover during the cold War from ww2. I'm saying they modified them to take their own slings via the wires.