MODEL 1944 CARBINE CLONES

PHOTO PROOFS SECTION

Photos from the Thomas Collection

Romanian markings.  They do look much like the Soviet markings but the upper crest is different as is the arrow proof.

East German M/44. These are M44 carbines manufactured in Russia, so they will have Russian proofs and factory markings. The East German markingf is the 1 in the triangle. This number can also be a 2 or a 3.  These are also starting to show up more often in the US market, since the fall of the DDR. They still are not what one would call common.

Hungarian M44 markings.  The 02 is the Eastern Bloc country code for Hungary and is seen on all barrel shank markings.

Polish M44 markings.  These may be the finest of all the Model 1944 Carbines ever manufactured.

Early Type 53 markings.

Later Type 53 Carbine.  Many of these later manufactured Type 53's found their way into Vietnam.