Good buy!Yep, been lurking at 7.62x54r.net most of the evening.
Is it possible that I have a chrome lined barrel. Sure looks like it to me but I have never heard of that before. There is even chrome on the end of the barrel just like on my AK. Looks new. Tried to take a picture but it came out pretty bad.
It looks like you have a Izhevsk (triangle with small arrow) & the crest at the top is Russian. Built in 1945, the upside down "L" is a Russian "g" for "god" which is Russian for year.
I don't think Izhevsk chrome lined their barrels, though.