For sale is a Mosin Nagant M53 bolt-action rifle in 7.62x54R. Serial number- T53026946. PLEASE NOTE: The bolt handle is screwed onto the bolt and will come loose when charging the handle and will need to be attached permanently in place to be truly functional. The Chinese Type 53 Rifle has a unique history. A license-built version of the Soviet M1944 Mosin-Nagant carbine for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), it only saw Chinese service for a few years as it had already been superseded by the SKS and AK-47 when it was introduced. By the time it entered service in 1953, the Korean War was over so it probably saw little, if any, combat with the PLA, though some Type 44 carbines supplied by the Soviets were used. Then, by the early 1960s, it was being replaced by either the Chinese Type 56 version of the SKS or the Type 56 version of the AK-47.
V1-B4
Barrel Length: 20
Bore condition: Fair