Romanian M53 Mosin-Nagant carbine chambered in 7.62×54R — the Romanian-built M44-pattern carbine, domestically designated Model 1953 — manufactured at the Cugir arsenal in 1954, in excellent condition and appearing unfired. It retains almost all of its factory bluing, has a solid stock, and features a mirror bore with sharp rifling. The numbers are all matching with the exception of the bolt, and the rifle has been headspace-checked and is in spec. It comes with the correct Romanian M53 sling.
Unlike the millions of wartime Soviet M44s, the Romanian carbine was produced only at the Cugir arsenal from 1953 to 1955, with total production estimated at just 68,000–71,000 across all three years — a fraction of Soviet output — making surviving examples genuinely scarce and increasingly collectible. Collectors also regard these Romanian carbines as a cut above the generic wartime M44: built in peacetime rather than under wartime pressure, they feature a notably more refined trigger — roughly half the pull weight of a WWII-manufactured M44 — along with more pronounced furniture inletting. An apparently unfired 1954 example retaining almost all factory blue, with a mirror bore, a solid stock, verified headspace, and its correct M53 sling, this is an outstanding representative of the scarce Romanian Mosin carbine for collector and shooter alike.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Cugir Arsenal (Romania)
Country of origin: Romania
Year: 1954
Model: M53 (Romanian M44-pattern carbine, Model 1953)
Action: Bolt action, integral folding bayonet
Caliber: 7.62×54R
Matching: All numbers matching except bolt
Condition: Excellent; appears unfired; headspace checked (in spec)
Finish: Retains almost all factory bluing
Stock: Solid
Bore: Mirror
Rifling: Sharp
Included: Correct Romanian M53 sling
