The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Would you folks think this is a Hungarian mark on the stock, just in front of the right finger groove. The rifle is a '43 Izhevsk 91/30.

I had been keeping my modest collection to Izhevsk rifles, but at a recent gun show I found this nice wartime Tula on a table, and the vendor didn't think it was made of gold, so I bought it. It is really nice for a wartime gun, the machine work was the quality of the pre-war stuff and the stock had...

Nice rifle, congrats, I am still looking for an M91 with a date begingin "18".

Good luck on your Tour-De-Gun. I hope you find a perfect '41 Tula hex M-1944, Finn capture for $40.00.

desdem12 wrote:

Now, thats what I call "patina" I wouldn't fire that one, without having it checked out by a competent gunsmith.

I would like to hear that revolver's story.

Pics and range report: This rifle shot well and did indeed bruise my shoulder. Shooting at 65 yards I was able to keep all of the rounds fired on a 9" paper pie plate and 2/3 of them in a 3" circle. I have a feeling this rifle shoots a lot better than I do. Sorry about the photo quality, I...

Yes Dad, this was one of Allan's rifles.

Custer the Clusterf......dam fool got himself and his men killed, but the man did have balls, no brains at all, but pleanty of balls. Yea, balls alright, I wonder if he was buried with or without his. He did have brains, but his ego was too big for his and his men's own good. The difference in Cust...

Thanks for that JYD. It really does appear that the blue was removed on purpose, and diligently. This one has no ep numbers, just mismatching parts. Who knows, maybe sometime in the future every Mosin collector will be paying big bucks for a "sand buffed" M-44, and worrying if their's is f...

desdem12 wrote:No that would be ole George A. Custer just prior to becoming fertilizer in montana

(Oh yea, him, damn yankee)

" My question is what in the world would you do to remove all of the finish? It almost looks intentional. " Nothing. Wipe it down with some lemon oil and let it be. It took a long time to get that ugly, leave it. I didn't phrase my question properly. The question was what did the Russians...

desdem12 wrote:

Hey, Desdem, my eyes are getting old and tired. Is your avatar Stonwall Jackson?

Before I start, my camera died yesterday and won't be replaced for a week or so. I ordered a beater Mosin M-44 at a bargain price and it arrived yesterday. The rifle is a '45 Izhevsk that I needed to fill a date slot and is about as un collectable as a Mosin can be. Only the butt-plate matches the b...

Izhevsk762 wrote:This hurts cause I passed on a finned 1894 Tula the other day :(

How do you do that?

To buy my last M-91, I sold my wife's car to an illegal alien who was on his way back to Mexico for $350.00. (She is really gonna miss that '63 Vett)

Another bunch of junky old commie rifles.

My T-53 is in nice condition, but came with a bolt and floor-plate that were un-serialized. Not scrubbed, just never stamped.

Hey Rongoman,

Is this the M-44 you are looking for?

dolk wrote:It is a "Heinz57". With all those parts it must have be a UN gun!




Dolk

UN gun D. ? No, buddy, this gun hasn't been de-milled. It still shoots. ;)

This rifle is the most mixed up rifle I own. No two serials match. It's good side is that it is an excellent shooter and has a fine bore and trigger. It was bought in The Spring of this year for $75.00 plus shipping. I wonder what nation last had this rifle in their inventory. Polish Barrel (1952) a...

As you might guess, from my name, I likkkkkkes 1911s.