M44 Questions

lowercase · 03-22-2008, 12:12 PM

Just some M44 questions.

I've heard that the postwar guns tend to be in much better shape (makes sense). Were post war M44s even issued to troops, or just packed away in storage? I figure that the ones not exported to war zones may have been used as training guns, but don't know.

Also, I remember reading that "Polish M44s" are much nicer in level of finish, etc. How do you identify one of these guns? What arsenal made them?

BTW, my wife surprised me with a nice, non-counterbored 1944 Izzy M44 with laminated stock. Pictures to follow.

squirrelblaster · 03-22-2008, 02:24 PM

i dotn know the answer to you questions, but i did want to say congrats on your new m44!! take here out to a nice dinner or somthing that was realy nice of her!

SwedeSteve · 03-22-2008, 03:09 PM

The post-war rifles seem to be nicer, but I have also seen individual rifles that disprove this idea. The Polish models are stamped with an "eleven" inside an oval.

03-22-2008, 12:12 PM	#1
lowercase Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 484	M44 Questions Just some M44 questions. I've heard that the postwar guns tend to be in much better shape (makes sense). Were post war M44s even issued to troops, or just packed away in storage? I figure that the ones not exported to war zones may have been used as training guns, but don't know. Also, I remember reading that "Polish M44s" are much nicer in level of finish, etc. How do you identify one of these guns? What arsenal made them? BTW, my wife surprised me with a nice, non-counterbored 1944 Izzy M44 with laminated stock. Pictures to follow.

03-22-2008, 02:24 PM	#2
squirrelblaster lord of lego turtles! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,493	i dotn know the answer to you questions, but i did want to say congrats on your new m44!! take here out to a nice dinner or somthing that was realy nice of her! __________________ "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

03-22-2008, 03:09 PM	#3
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,576 Images: 1	The post-war rifles seem to be nicer, but I have also seen individual rifles that disprove this idea. The Polish models are stamped with an "eleven" inside an oval. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers