This Russian Mosin Nagant M91 was produced at the Sestroretsk arsenal in 1916 and is chambered in 7.62x54R. The rifle is non-matching. The bore is dark but the rifling is very strong, and the rifle is mechanically very good.
The Model 1891 Mosin Nagant was the standard Russian infantry rifle of the Imperial period and served through the First World War. Imperial production was concentrated at three state arsenals. Tula and Izhevsk were the two main factories and between them produced the majority of the rifles that served Russia in both world wars. Sestroretsk, sometimes rendered Sestroryetsk, was the third, producing M91 rifles near St. Petersburg from 1893 to 1918, and its rifles are encountered far less often than Tula or Izhevsk examples. Rifles built during the Imperial period carry Russian arsenal markings and dating on the receiver, and a 1916 date places this rifle in the First World War years of Imperial production, which ended with the Revolution.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Sestroretsk
Country of origin: Imperial Russia
Year: 1916
Model: M91 Mosin Nagant
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Matching: Non-matching
Bore: Dark
Rifling: Very strong
Mechanical condition: Very good
