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My ex Dragoon Capture.
Receiver is a French Chatellerault.
Belgian "B" barrel with "VKT" "D" and Liege Proof marks...
..and I believe the trigger is American.
Also has the WW1 German capture marks on the receiver.
Picked this up about a year ago for $120.00 including reloading dies for 7.62x54R and some loaded brass cartridges.
A real DEAL!!!
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That my friend is an Uber deal! A beautiful example to boot! Congrats on that one and thanks for the great close up pics. Welcome to the club and hope to see more of your photography skills.
Sé onr sverdar sitja hvass! - May your swords stay sharp!
Wow, fantastic rifle at a great price. It would have been a Chatellerault M91, not a dragoon before it was rebarreled by the Finns. So it is still in the same M91 configuration. Looks like the receiver may have German marks on it too.
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I forgot to mention the mirror shiny barrel with nice grooves......
The rifle is about 4 inches longer than the 91/30, so I think you are correct that this is NOT an ex Dragoon, but a M91.
..and yes those are German capture marks (I believe to be from WW1).
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Wow, you stole that right out from under them! I thought I got a good deal on my "B" barrel last week but this one absolutely takes the cake!!! I think you've got a part from every single arsenal known to have made Mosins! That is one very beautiful rifle, congratulations!
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Very nice B barrel M91. Has some good history on the receiver and liege marked barrel. Super good deal for 120. These go for over 500 nowa days.
The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
I'll have to measure length of rifle when I get home....I think it was over 50 inches....I do know it is roughly 3-4 inches longer than any of my other 91/30's..
This is a Finnish M91 B barrel. Barrel was made in Belgium for finland. Some have Liege proofs like yours. Not all. It is not a Dragoon or ex dragoon. The receiver was captured on a m91 or dragoon from Russia by Germany and then later sold to finland and then the receiver was reused on this M91 by finland.
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ihateyouihateyoiuihateyouihateyouihateyou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .................That really must top the top of the Bucket List ......sincere congratulations on a masterpiece. WOW.....
The receiver has the early grease hole too. Nice. Your rifle was a straight-up M91 infantry rifle in its previous incarnation. Chatellerault never made a dragoon model. Keep checking ebay etc for a handguard. They have become very pricey lately though.
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mosinowner wrote:I'm guessing that with the grease hole, this French receiver must have been made between 1892-1893.
Thoughts?
Maybe early '94 at the latest.
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My very special Finn (M91)
That my friend is an Uber deal! A beautiful example to boot! Congrats on that one and thanks for the great close up pics. Welcome to the club and hope to see more of your photography skills. 
Wow, you stole that right out from under them! I thought I got a good deal on my "B" barrel last week but this one absolutely takes the cake!!! I think you've got a part from every single arsenal known to have made Mosins! That is one very beautiful rifle, congratulations!
