still in service...

[bradaz11]

ah ok, i can see it as an axe now :)

[Charlie Muggins]

Specifically it looks like one of Gerber's smaller offerings. Some even come with a knife in the handle -- so a short axe, already more dangerous than a long one, can have the bonus of a knife flying out at an inopportune moment. All in a conveniently black package, which helps you not see it in reduced lighting conditions until it bites you.

[froggy]

STG 44, not in Syria but this time in Novorossiya, so most probably a "good one" left over from the Great Patriotic War.

[snayperskaya]

Some more from Novorossiya

SKS

Mosin PU

PTR-D ant-tank rifle

[froggy]

Am I mistaken or he is carrying a Tokarev TT as a side arm ?

[snayperskaya]

Am I mistaken or he is carrying a Tokarev TT as a side arm ?

Yes Tovarisch that is indeed a TT-33

In front of an Antonov thats seen better days!!!

[snayperskaya]

Taliban with PU scoped Mosin

[Sixshot6]

Taliban with PU scoped Mosin

If its a real sniper and not a put together, how much do you reckon that's worth?

[snayperskaya]

If its a real sniper and not a put together, how much do you reckon that's worth?

Depends on condition, barrel may be like a sewer pipe.If a certain dealer was selling it they'd probably want a small fortune for it!.I would say there's a possibility it's a genuine sniper as the Soviets still issued the PU sniper to some Spetsnaz and VDV marksmen during the Soviet-Afghan conflict along with the SVD and I wouldn't imagine your average Taliban would be trawling Ebay for cheap Chinese copies of PU scopes.

[Sixshot6]

If its a real sniper and not a put together, how much do you reckon that's worth?

Depends on condition, barrel may be like a sewer pipe.If a certain dealer was selling it they'd probably want a small fortune for it!.I would say there's a possibility it's a genuine sniper as the Soviets still issued the PU sniper to some Spetsnaz and VDV marksmen during the Soviet-Afghan conflict along with the SVD and I wouldn't imagine your average Taliban would be trawling Ebay for cheap Chinese copies of PU scopes.

How do you tell an original russian PU from the POSP modern variants if I may ask?