This Mosin Nagant 91/30 is chambered in 7.62x54R and is built on a Tula hex receiver
dated 1928. All numbers on the rifle match as refurbished. The bore is bright with sharp
rifling and the rifle is mechanically excellent. A bayonet is included; it does not match
the rifle.
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. The M91/30 pattern that followed in 1930 was itself
developed from the Dragoon, so a receiver dated 1928 predates the 91/30 by two years and
was originally built to the earlier pattern before being brought to 91/30 configuration.
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. Tula marked its work with a hammer before 1928 and with
a star thereafter. These rifles are chambered in 7.62x54R, feed from a five round
magazine and have four groove right hand twist rifling.
Specifications
Manufacturer: Tula
Country of origin: Soviet Union
Year: 1928 (receiver date)
Model: M91/30 Mosin Nagant, hex receiver
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Matching: All numbers on the rifle matching as refurbished
Bore: Bright
Rifling: Sharp
Included: Bayonet, non-matching
Mechanical condition: Excellent
