Very nice! Let's hear some details. Date, arsenal, etc.
Hmmm, how about a "Made in U.S.S.R" on top the receiver? That would indicate that it came from Spain, Having been used in the Spanish civil war. Good attitude about the historical aspects of your rifle!
The chances of a bolt coming back out are nil. For one thing, the bolt has to be reassembled properly (unlike the Ross) to even get it back into the receiver. Also, I've read a couple of instances where folks have tried to load a round with one in the chamber. The bullet would set off the primer of the round in front of it, but the bolt didn't come back out. Other than some powder burns and minor injuries from brass fragments, no major damage to the shooter.I was at Bradis' the other day and thought very hard about getting one or maybe two and a can of 440 rounds. They had 3 carbines, two with bayonets, that were in really great condition. The 25 or so rifles on the rack also all looked pretty good. I know little about them, but one thing does concern me. What are the chances of a bolt coming back at you if you get a little careless and discharge the weapon with the bolt barely into the groove and just barely catching the top of the reciever? It seems like my other bolt guns are much more secure when I push load a round and push the bolt down. As ugly as I am, I would still really hate to have something happen to me like what was supposed to have happened to many with the Canadian Ross rifles. Just curious. I will probably end up back at Bradis' buying a couple in the near future.