Originally Posted by
okie
I wouldn't assume that it doesn't have the same meaning in Russian. Lots of neonazis in Russia these days, to the point that it's not uncommon to see neonazi iconography not so subtly incorporated into military unit patches, like the notorious Azov battalion.
In terms of getting rid of it, about your only real option is to weld and refinish. I wouldn't remove material by milling, grinding, or sandblasting, since it's a stamped receiver and such a large area right there next to the trunnion where it flexes a lot.
I would definitely get rid of it, though, and as soon as humanly possible. Either that or take a dremel and carve three downward arrows across it. Then if you get surrounded by Antifa you can tell them about how it's a war trophy you took off of a dead Nazi.:rolleyes: