The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Soon you will be judging every purchase that is non-gun by how many guns you could buy with that money. After that, you will not make non-gun purchases at all. Enjoy your first Mosin as much as the next ones. Just don't sell any like I did. Pain and anguish is the reward for that. (Yoda voice)

Saw the bayos on ebay. They sure don't give em away, do they. I was at an auction a few years ago that had an m39 short rifle, a bayo for m39, and other stuff. I bought the m39 short rifle for 85 dollars. No import mark 90% condition. Sako 1941 if I remember right. Sold it a year later like an Idiot...

That makes sense because I believe the starting serial was 20,000 in 1927. This is probably my favorite rifle right now. Granted we are still honeymooning, but favorite all the same. I really like the stock repairs. I find them interesting. The bore is almost like new. It has very little sign of wea...

I would like a correct sling hanger, a sling, and a (everyone laugh) bayonet. I got the rifle relatively cheap (225.00), so I can lay a little cash down for stuff. The bayo is much more than a little, I know.

Nice! Lots of good character on that one.

Cool backdrop in the photo.

Bubba has gone "commershul". He bought Mosins for 80-100 bucks and wants to sell his "skill" now that the rifle has gained popularity. I have more disdain for the purchaser than I do for Bubba. Bubba cant help it. He thinks he's doin' good. The fool that pays a premium for this.....

Maybe the slave labor would rather counterbore every barrel rather than get whipped for missing one that needed it.

is it really difficult to find the correct sling hanger?

Went to an auction today where an M27 happened to be. I happened to buy it. Happy day, wouldn't you say?

Does anyone have info on the double serial # on the barrel? the barrel has one serial on one side and another under the wood. I show both in the pics.

Here are some pics.

After I paid for it I told him it was 8mm. I didn't say much else. When I say "guy" I should say kid. He was just an employee at a national chain pawn shop. He wouldn't know if I told him anyway.

Its all in how you look at it. You can tell everyone you got a "Black Rifle" for 300 bucks.

That's got to be one of the best looking crests. I like it.

Yes, your right. Antiques are exempt from that. Pretty sure anyway. The guy at the pawn shop didn't know what it was. He had the caliber on the hang tag listed as .405. He had 169.00 on it but they were having a 25% 0ff sale. 134.00 otd.

There is no import mark anywhere that I can find. Is this common for these?

Thanks. I reload for 8mm so I can load 'em light.

Found a neat old beater at a local pawn shop today.

Gsragtop wrote:

Junk Yard Dog wrote:That man looks fit to explode.

It's just a wafer thin wafer.. (Monty Python for those who don't know the quote)

Fishy fishy fishy fish.

She's purty. Wheres my hacksaw.

Whats worse us some idiot that has a Bubba milsurp that thinks he has some kind of treasure. I see cut up enfields and '03's all the time at shows for 300.00 on up.

Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends.-Jesus.(John 15:13)