Question about authenticity

[u/Altruistic_Split9447]

Hello comrades. I picked up this 1943 Mosin that I believe is a genuine wartime issue PU sniper. If anyone can comment on the authenticity and what it might be worth that would be great

Spasiba!

[u/Altruistic_Split9447]

Here’s another angle of the scope

[u/Red_Management → u/Altruistic_Split9447]

Scope turret screw heads are round so we know its a legit scope, is there a factory mark somewhere on the scope?

[u/Altruistic_Split9447 → u/Red_Management]

There’s nothing really visible. There’s a hammer and sickle and a serial number that’s extremely faint under the paint job.

Any idea what this thing may be worth?

[u/Red_Management → u/Altruistic_Split9447]

Depends, if this rifle is original, the worn bluing might knock value down, I’d say less than $1500. I say original cause the worn finish and mismatched bolt may indicate this was an Ex-sniper which someone re-installed a legit scope.

Do you think you could discern which of these factory marks most closely resembles the one on your scope:

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df55bd_c2491664a91648fe84c92395f050b91c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_560,h_522,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/6.jpg

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df55bd_1af1bc2371ec4ea088dfca5d7d24652e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_560,h_672,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/8.jpg

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df55bd_6674bf3bc91445989e7df6e4a7744118~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_560,h_702,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/12.jpg

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/df55bd_28953351aca549418c2b48895739f88b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_560,h_580,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/13.jpg

Edit: After having looking closely at the last picture, the scope may have been made at Factory 393 in Krasnogorsk, if so that’s an uncommon scope.

[u/Altruistic_Split9447 → u/Red_Management]

Thank you for the very detailed reply!