Closest thing to a bubba job I did was I bought a 1944 ex-sniper I got at a show in Winchester, had all matching but all EP numbers. I also had a CAI repro sniper I bought from Lou years back. Well I used the scope and mount from the repro to resniper the 1944. I really enjoyed that project and...
A crate full of Tula hexes means the crate was put together stateside by an importer from other crates so anything really rare has already been taken out.
At roughly $100 over retail for the sight unseen version, I don't think so. Let's face facts, these things are still being stored in containers by the hundreds for the day when the imports dried up, but a glut of them on the secondary market along with softening markets for collectables make...
The PT boats were made out of marine plywood and at least one of the major manufacturers (Higgins) had a real problem with rot spreading through the glue in the wood layers, I know because I had a 1947 inboard made by the same company with the same issue.
Real nice rifles, but rarity varies by year and maker, 1942 Tula is rarest for ex-pu, also 1942 Izhevsk is sought after, anything past that is common until you get to postwar ex-snipers, those are really rare. Anything before 1942 is also very desirable.
Interesting rifle, definitely went through a postwar refurbishment as can be seen by the pinned sight base, the rounded nose cap and the pressed in escutcheons on the stock. To my knowledge the postwar refurbishment was only done on the PU snipers, as all of the other sniper platforms had been...