The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Let's just say I have a lot of refurb Soviet M91/30's, but this 1938 Tula was the first one, because of it's near amazing ability to print small groups I call it Magic Tula, it first appeared on the forum sometime in 2006. It's in an early stock, has all the typical things you would expect in a post...

Sometimes they leave it off, or forget to put it on, in the case of this rifle it would be a shame to hide such a stock under layers of shellac. This one is a brand new stock that never had any shellac, not even in the little hidden places. There is no wrist bolt, no signs of any use at all. The met...

This one has a nice transitional front sight blade, it's just a taller version of the one found on the M1891's, otherwise the rest of the rifle is as any M91/30. It doesn't end there of course, the reason the rifle is still in it's mostly original configuration is due to the SA stamp on the receiver...

1901, 110 years old, and still a fairly decent shooter. This one is loaded with history, four Civil Guard numbers lined out, and the SA stamp, this rifle was in Finn service for a long time, definitely a Winter War and Continuation war rifle. 1" counterbore with a slightly dark bore behind it, ...

Another blast from the past, a few quick pics of my Finn 1916 Tula with stock disc. The markings are not scrubbed, just the SA is added and the sling rings. The rifle stinks of history...and cosmoline :) It has a nice stock repair, and the look of a rifle that fought from 1939-1944. http://i964.phot...

I am cleaning guns today, too much dam snow and ice outside for me to be fooling around out there so I am inside surrounded by all sorts of treasures. Among them is this oddball , somewhat typical refurb 91/30, has an early stock, and it's got an overstamped date, the 2 in 1922 was overstamped with ...

A few 91/30's hanging around waiting to be stashed away, typical refurbs, but one of them is East German marked. 1938 Izhevsk 1926 Tula 1926 Izhevsk 1924 Izhevsk http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913/Some9130s001.jpg http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913/Some9130s...

Spring cleaning is under way and it's time to clean up in the workshed, I had several rifles still in the boxes they came in all cosmolined up waiting for me to get to them. I love bargains and a $60 Mosin is a bargain, so when then forum sponsor Trinity offered then so cheap I jumped on it buying a...

This is an old post salvaged from the old forum, I will be posting a number of these as I find them. Since somebody I know around here is trolling the world for his first M1891 I thought I would post a few pics to encorage him along :) http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913/1901Izhe...

This is the Winchester M1 Garand that fired a salute for Kari after his recent passing. It don't come out often, and only for special reasons. http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913/VictorIIM381945WinchesterGarand025.jpg http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913/Victor...

The first all new made ( no used parts) rifle Springfield turned out in the years after the States War, the Model 1873 45/70 Springfield. This model is the original 1873 rifle made in 1874, excellent shooter with a spotless bore. These are the rifles that fought the Indian Wars, It's hard to calcula...

I picked this one up some years back, it's the Model 1868 US Springfield 50/70 made in 1870. It uses a lockplate from the 1863 Springfield rifle/musket. The story behind this one is that it was brought home by a soldier who had fought in the Indian Wars during the 1870's and spent the rest of it's l...

This Turk Mauser is built on the 1893 Mauser receiver, the ring has been cutout to allow the use of 7.92mm ammo rather than the original 7.65. This Turk has it all, beautiful patina on the wood and metal, matching numbers, even the bolt, spotless bore and unbuggered crown. Passes headspace like the ...

Some teaser pics of the latest rifle, Russell needs to see some GEW88 markings so I am posting some from my as yet uncleaned GEW88. This rifle is a 100% matching numbers piece, Danzig 1895, and S converted, but not converted to use the later GEW98 stripper clips. The pics show the barreled receiver ...

It started off life at Danzig Imperial German arsenal in 1895m and ended it's service somewhere on the Western Front in 1918 were it was collected and brought home by a New York member of the AEF ( American Expeditionary Force) to spend the next 80 years on a VFW post wall. This is an original Geweh...

This is the rifle than started it all, found at a tag sale one humid summer day in the early 1980's, before this rifle I had the typical .22's and shotguns for hunting yummy wild critters. The car coasted to the side of the road with the temp gauge in the red.....again....while I was waiting for the...

M1871-88 Beaumont-Vitali (Geweer Klein Kaliber) rifle is the same M1871 Beaumont 11.35X52R (11mm Beaumont) rifle the Dutch adopted in 1871, however starting in 1888 they began converting the single shot 1871 using the Italian Vitali four round magazine to a magazine fed repeating rifle in an effort ...

I bought a bayonet for this rifle some 30 years ago at a flea market, it was such a nice looking bayonet that I bought it without knowing what it was for. What it's for I soon learned was the Fusil Gras Modèle 1874 M80 rifle. With all other milsurps I was grabbing as the years went by I never got ar...

A little something I thought I could find a use for, a nice 1982 vintage Ruger Old Army blue steel revolver. The nice aftermarket grip helps, I am going to add one to the stainless ROA ASAP, I think this one needs a conversion cylinder also. http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913/gu...

Here is the Stainless Pietta 1858 Remington New Army, looks to be unfired, but someone has slicked up the action a bit, or maybe Pietta just did a good job. http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913/guncatandsoonpicsnov2010051.jpg http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/ae121/Rockisland1913...