7.62x54mmR. 20.2" barrel. SN: Cyrillic AR165. Blued metal finish with bright bolt in birchwood straight wrist stock with adjustable tangent rear notch and post and globe front sights. Bolt action internal magazine fed repeating rifle charged with stripper clips. Barrel shank struck with {Soviet Seal}/1940g followed by {Arrow in Triangle} marking of Izhevsk Arsenal. Rear sight graduated from 100 to 1000 meters. Stock escutcheons to sling ports with stamped stock fittings. Serial numbers match on the barrel, bolt, magazine floorplate, and buttplate. Stock has been sanded with lacquer finish removed and shows some patterns to right butt, possibly from a written marking. {C&R}

Good. Bore is dirty with some residues throughout that should clean to Bright or better with crisp rifling throughout. Metal finish with brown streaks over the magazine, edgewear and brown flecking overall. Item shows gray to brown mottling on the bolt. Stock has been sanded and shows bare wood with dents, stains, and scuffs overall. Mechanically functional.