This Mosin Nagant 91/30 is chambered in 7.62x54R and is built on an Izhevsk hex receiver dated 1927. All numbers match as refurbished. The rifle retains its original sling. The rifling is strong and pronounced with darkened lands, and the rifle is mechanically excellent.
The M1891 Mosin Nagant was adapted early in its service life for mounted troops: the infantry pattern proved too long, and the answer was the M1891 Dragoon, essentially an M1891 with a shorter barrel and an updated upper handguard. Soviet arsenals continued building Dragoons through the 1920s, with production at Izhevsk documented in 1927. The M91/30 pattern that followed in 1930 was itself developed from the Dragoon, so a receiver dated 1927 predates the 91/30 by three years and was originally built to the earlier pattern before being brought to 91/30 configuration. Izhevsk marked its work with a bow and arrow within a square before 1928, changing to a star thereafter. Receivers of this era are the hexagonal type. The round receiver was designed at Izhevsk, entered serial production there in 1935, and was taken up at Tula in 1936, which switched over completely during that year, so hex receivers mark the earlier phase of 91/30 production and its predecessors. These rifles are chambered in 7.62x54R, feed from a five round magazine and have four groove right hand twist rifling.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Izhevsk
Country of origin: Soviet Union
Year: 1927 (receiver date)
Model: M91/30 Mosin Nagant, hex receiver
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Matching: All numbers matching as refurbished
Rifling: Strong and pronounced
Bore: Darkened lands
Included: Original sling
Mechanical condition: Excellent
