Just curious if anyone know what the YY marking on this receiver cover means. Its scratched in or electro penciled. I also have the same stamped into another receiver cover i will post pics of later when im home.
(https://i.ibb.co/YtrQsHB/796-C1-C82-8344-46-C5-84-B4-C7-AB41570-E13.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4jQtrhR)
(https://i.ibb.co/cLMFNm4/CDD3-C784-C3-DD-4-B49-A77-E-A917-B9-EFE930.jpg) (https://ibb.co/dg12Qh8)
I see that they are fitting to be considered Y's yet in the far right cover the 4 in 1949 is open like a Y and looks like it was EP'd.
My disclaimer here is I know enough about SKS's and the Russian alphabet to fit on the tip of a sewing needle. But Google and I are partners in crime so I learned enough about the alphabet in a few minutes to see the customary way it's taught to be understood.
I believe that is a training rifle designation also seen on Mosin Nagants (iirc).
Go here:
https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=3028.msg34432#msg34432
BB provided the info. Here's some more discussion on Gunboards about a Mosin M91/30, so marked, and even a picture of a PPS-43 with the marking on the last post from Ratnik (who knows his stuff).
https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1026882-1942-Izhevsk-Hex-receiver-training-fighting-91-30
Quote from: Boris Badinov on February 06, 2020, 02:52:11 PM
Go here:
https://clone.sks-files.com/index.php?topic=3028.msg34432#msg34432
Great info thanks!
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on February 06, 2020, 03:04:39 PM
BB provided the info. Here's some more discussion on Gunboards about a Mosin M91/30, so marked, and even a picture of a PPS-43 with the marking on the last post from Ratnik (who knows his stuff).
https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1026882-1942-Izhevsk-Hex-receiver-training-fighting-91-30
Much thanks!
(1) it's not YY, it's Cyrillic УЧ; (2) this marking can be found on a variety of Soviet military items, including firearms, binoculars, scout periscopes, scopes, etc.
It's commonly believed to be a marking for training equipment. However, there're still some debates, especially among Soviet military optics collectors in Russia.
Quote from: pcke2000 on February 09, 2020, 04:58:02 PM
(1) it's not YY, it's Cyrillic УЧ; (2) this marking can be found on a variety of Soviet military items, including firearms, binoculars, scout periscopes, scopes, etc.
It's commonly believed to be a marking for training equipment. However, there're still some debates, especially among Soviet military optics collectors in Russia.
thanks for the info!
I was thinking it was for the Training Sergeants lament, "WHY!?!...WHY!?!" chuckles1.