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musketshooter
02-11-2019, 09:10
Here are a couple pictures of carving on my rifle. Is that a name on[/ATTACH]4525445255n the stock? big fingers on date keys Model 1899C

Dick Hosmer
02-12-2019, 12:19
I believe that "Zu" means "To". Therefore it MIGHT be a destination or military objective.

blackhawknj
02-20-2019, 04:40
Looks like Russian. The Russian G-from the Greek letter Gamma-after the date is the Russian abbreviation for year-god-in Russian.

Liam
02-28-2019, 08:27
blackhawknj is correct - Russian genitive case for "year of 1941." The carving, however, is for xxxx. I read/speak crappy Russian and cannot make heads or tails of it. "Zil'komnenizya?" Perhaps poorly-educated and lacking in handwriting skills.