Chinese Type 53 carbine chambered in 7.62×54R, manufactured in 1955 at Factory 26. This is a rare all-matching example with a mirror-bright bore and no import mark. The stock shows wear consistent with a battlefield pickup.
The Type 53 is the Chinese-produced copy of the Soviet M44 Mosin-Nagant carbine, featuring the same short barrel and permanently attached side-folding cruciform bayonet. Large numbers were supplied to communist forces during the Cold War, including North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops during the Vietnam War, which makes Type 53s a frequently encountered class of veteran bring-back. This carbine is represented as having been sold by the spouse of a deceased Vietnam veteran; its lack of any import marking and its battlefield-consistent condition support a plausible bring-back, though the provenance is undocumented and offered as-represented rather than guaranteed. An all-matching Type 53 is itself uncommon, and combined with its honest wear and non-imported status, this piece will appeal to Vietnam War and Cold War militaria collectors.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Factory 26 (China)
Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Year: 1955
Model: Type 53 carbine (Chinese M44 pattern)
Action: Bolt action, integral folding bayonet
Caliber: 7.62×54R
Matching: All matching (uncommon)
Condition: Mechanically sound; stock wear consistent with battlefield pickup
Bore: Mirror bright
Import mark: None (non-imported)
Provenance: Represented as sold by the spouse of a deceased Vietnam veteran; plausible but undocumented bring-back (offered as-represented)
