Show me your Mosin

[Cosmoline]

Now that's a good find! You should go check your tang date and make sure that it has a "94" in there, as I'm sure it will. If so you have a true antique, for starters. It's odd that the Finns would have left the barrel on an old rifle like that, and I suspect it means the bore was unusually good quality. 1894 was only the second year that arsenal made any Mosins at all. They made fewer M-91's than Tula or Sestoryetsk at that point, and were the small arsenal of the big three. By WWII that situation changed and they made more Mosins than Tula. Exactly how rare your rifle is, it's hard to say. In some respects it may be unique, in the sense that you would probably not be able to find another Izy. M-91 from 1894 with its original barrel but a Finnish stock. I'd encourage you to share your find over on the collector's forum where the *real* Mosin experts hold sway.

http://www.gunboards.com/forums/

BTW, check around the receiver and barrel band for little pips in a row--little dents. I believe these are Finnish metal strength test marks and I've seen them on most captures that they took the time to stick in a new stock. I'd be curious to see if they did it with yours.

 

[bender]

maybe it'll make you feel better... I think it cost something like $149, not "$100 even" now that I'm thinking about it. I bought it way back in early 90s.

I was on a coin-buying trip in another city, and there happened to be a small gun shop in the same strip center as a coin shop I visited... saw it on the wall, it looked real old and in great shape... bought it on the spur of the moment. Didn't know anything about mosins or the markings or anything. I just love old guns

now I need a Mauser... in 20 years of being a gun hobbyist, I never picked one up yet.

 

[Cosmoline]

The fun thing about buying old rifles is the fantastic deals you can often get. You've exhausted the extent of my knowledge on yours so I'd suggest going over to the collector's forum to get more input.

 

[bender]

If I decide I want more mosins, I'll probably pick up the collector's book. Guy named Lapin, costs $19.95.

Don't think I had to do any paperwork on this one, because of the antiquity I guess.

 

[Jack19]

Bender, take this test.

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinID.htm

 

[tyesai]

Friends shouldn't let friends "refinish" M44 after a 12 pack of beer.

I don't care, I like it and so did 3 other people at the range today. I have no intention of doing that to the 91/30.

 

[Cosmoline]

Is that stock... grilled?? What sauce did you use?

 

[tyesai]

Is that stock... grilled??

I've heard that a dozen or more times, be original.

 

[R.W.Dale]

I've heard that a dozen or more times, be original.

In that case you should realize that to everybody else your rifle appears to be medium well done

 

[tyesai]

In that case you should realize that to everybody else your rifle appears to be medium well done

Don't be jealous, it isn't easy to do great art like that.

 

[R.W.Dale]

Don't be jealous, it isn't easy to do great art like that

Please! I've seen better works of art on the inside walls of Job Johnnies.

BTW: propane torches work great for all kinds of things..... Stock refinishing isn't one of them.

 

[tyesai]

I hope you aren't taking me to seriously. I was half lit, bored and wanted to play, I turned an eighty dollar gun into a thirty dollar gun.

I do like it. Lots don't and I don't care. It shoots about 6moa with about 1 flyer for every 5 using surplus ammo. The greatest thing about it is that it is obnoxiously loud and after I let some go people often ask, "what the hell is that thing? and why is it so loud?"

I love it.

 

[Ivy Mike]

its even more fun telling them that the ammo is corrosive enough to eat the paint off their car and that you clean it with windex.

Those not in the know give you the strangest looks.

 

[Cosmoline]

dd

 

[MinScout]

There is'nt much you can do with a Mosin to make it pretty, so you might just as well leave it stock.

 

[Roc_Kor]

1924 M91/30 Soviet Ex-Dragoon Mosin-Nagant^^b
She was quite a steal for $100. All matching numbers, too! (Bayonet doesn't match, but oh well. ^^b)

 

[Mauserguy]

Here are a few odd Mosins.
Mauserguy

 

[Eightball]

Don't be jealous, it isn't easy to do great art like that.

Don't you mean it isn't easy to grill art like that?

Anyone know anything about MinScout's MN? It intrigues me greatly....looks more like an Enfield than a Mosin.

And where are the rest of the "modded" mosin pictures, like the OP wanted?

 

[bartsimpson123844]

Here's my '39 Izhevsk(all matching #'s) 91/30 that I got at a gun show for $100. I polished the bolt and added a scout mount and 2-7X32 NcStar EER scope.

 

[Mr White]

Nothing customized. Just a few MNs. I agree with Cosmoline about accepting and loving old milsurps for what they are rather than trying to make them into something they're not.

View attachment 47371

From the top,
M39, unmarked receiver, 1942 FN barrel
M28, 1913 Izhevsk receiver, SIG barrel
M28, 1905 Tula receiver, SIG barrel
M44, 1946 Izhevsk receiver

 

[dispatch55126]

The barrel, bolt, magazine and butt plate have matching numbers. Unfortunetely, the bayonet does not.

 

[MJ]

Grand idea,all these where under $100





Heck the where under $90

Cheers

MJ

 

[Cosmoline]

Excellent rifles as usual, MJ! I'm even more convinced you have a time machine on hand.

Mr. White--are those two M28's I'm seeing? Fantastic! Now there's a "cruddy old rifle" for you! LOL

 

[MJ]

Thanks



Time machine? If I had one I would be doing my first love.



MJ

 

[dispatch55126]

Are those original sniper rifles?!?