"Collectors Forum" - All Mosin Nagant are discussed here. Also the Russian and "Finnish capture" SVT38 and SVT40. This is an excellent place for new Mosin owners to ask questions. We have some of the best experts here looking forward to your questions. If you post a Mosin sniper rifle here, we may or may not move it to the sniper forum.
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Mikerbike wrote:I'm Mike. I really knew almost nothing about Mosins when I handled one at Dunhams. For $80, I couldn't not
buy it. I've been reading and trying to find the easiest way to get rid of the cosmoline. Oh yeah, I like the rules. Too many forums are just nasty!
A rag and some WD40 to thin out the grease, fortunatly the commies used axle grease and not cosmoline. Cosmoline is our stuff, it's a wax like preservative that goes on hot, and liquid, dries to a wax like coating that requires serious scrubbing with diesel fuel to get off. Welcome to the forum
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
I'm Ahmed and I just bought my very first military surplus rifle. It's a M39 Finn
I've been lurking these forums for awhile now and decided to join since I caught mosinitis. lol. I'll try to post some pics of it soon.
Welcome to the board, the M39 is an excellent pick for a first Mosin
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Harbinger wrote:Got my first Mosin yesterday, looking forward to getting to know it better.
Welcome to the board, one leads to two, two to three, three to three hundred
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Hi guys new guy here. My father-in-law got me hooked on these rifles back at Easter. I have a 36 Ishevsk 91/30. He has two 91/30s an M44 and an M38. I just got my dad and brother in law each a 91/30 for Father's Day. My father in law and I have cleaned them all and it's been a lot of fun learning about the history of these old rifles. I'll be looking for an M38 of my own before long. I'll post pix shortly
1meanz wrote:Hi guys new guy here. My father-in-law got me hooked on these rifles back at Easter. I have a 36 Ishevsk 91/30. He has two 91/30s an M44 and an M38. I just got my dad and brother in law each a 91/30 for Father's Day. My father in law and I have cleaned them all and it's been a lot of fun learning about the history of these old rifles. I'll be looking for an M38 of my own before long. I'll post pix shortly
Welcome to the board, sounds like you will have quite a collection in the family
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Buddha wrote:Hello everyone! My name is William. I had my first Mosin passed down to me through the family and I intend to collect many more
Welcome to the board William, Yes, I just saw your post on the 1921, resize the pics and they should load.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
To re finish or not?
Just got my first mosin at cables about a week ago. It's in good shape but i am thinking i want to re finish the stock, leaving the original markings alone.
Good idea or not? It's in pretty good shape . Has the square with the line in it.
Also on the rifle is a triangle with what looks like a i ,in it.
Can't make out the barrel marks very well.
I would love to know the history behind it
New member, first post, I had not bought a new rifle for 20 years, ( yes I know) and fell of the wagon this winter, afflicted with mosinitis and showing other symptoms. picked up 2 M91 and a M44 as well as some other mil surplus rifles, and having a blast doing it,
mbuckley52 wrote:To re finish or not?
Just got my first mosin at cables about a week ago. It's in good shape but i am thinking i want to re finish the stock, leaving the original markings alone.
Good idea or not? It's in pretty good shape . Has the square with the line in it.
Also on the rifle is a triangle with what looks like a i ,in it.
Can't make out the barrel marks very well.
I would love to know the history behind it
Mark
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When it comes to military surplus firearms refinishing is a value killing plan, milsurps are not supposed to look pretty like some mall ninjas toy AR. They are supposed to have the been there and done it all look.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
mbuckley52 wrote:New to the Mosin. have some markings and SN's I would like help with.
THanks
Mbuckley
Start a topic in the Mosin forum and we will see what we can do
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
antiquedave wrote:New member, first post, I had not bought a new rifle for 20 years, ( yes I know) and fell of the wagon this winter, afflicted with mosinitis and showing other symptoms. picked up 2 M91 and a M44 as well as some other mil surplus rifles, and having a blast doing it,
Welcome to the board, and back to milsurp collecting. You didn't fall off the wagon, these rifles may be many things but "new" isn't one of them
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
New to this site and just registered. I'm primarily interested in deciphering the markings on my '42 Russian 91/30. Some unusual(or maybe not so unusual as I lack knowledge) things I've noticed include: all the serial numbers match EXCEPT for the one on the bayonette, the bolt has a Tula star on one part, but all the other parts have Izhevsk marks(triangle with an arrow inside). Some marks from the bottom of the magazine: backwards R and what looks like an incomplete B. just in front of those stamps and on the stock are two B's, two ovals with lines in the centers, and one square with a line in the center. I want to take high resolution photos of the stamps on the receiver(there are around 15) if anyone's as interested as me in deciphering them. Thanks! Glad to be here.
Jessejames wrote:New to this site and just registered. I'm primarily interested in deciphering the markings on my '42 Russian 91/30. Some unusual(or maybe not so unusual as I lack knowledge) things I've noticed include: all the serial numbers match EXCEPT for the one on the bayonette, the bolt has a Tula star on one part, but all the other parts have Izhevsk marks(triangle with an arrow inside). Some marks from the bottom of the magazine: backwards R and what looks like an incomplete B. just in front of those stamps and on the stock are two B's, two ovals with lines in the centers, and one square with a line in the center. I want to take high resolution photos of the stamps on the receiver(there are around 15) if anyone's as interested as me in deciphering them. Thanks! Glad to be here.
Welcome to the board Jesse, the bad news is that most of the small markings found on the Mosins are unknown, and the Russians don't seem inclined to enlighten us. At one time the rifle did have a matching bayonet but the dealers failed to keep it together with the rifle. Square with a diagonal line is a wood refurb stamp, verticle line is metal refurb stamp.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Purchased my first Mosin-Nagant M91/30 about 4 weeks ago but have been looking for about 2 years.
Information on rifle: Barrel Shank, Made in Izhevsk Arsenal, 1942r , PE6880
Receiver Area, M1938 Russia 7.65x54R, C.A.I. ASDRGIA VT or UT, M3831965
Bolt,PE6680
Magazine Housing, PE6680, PB1338
Butt Stock, 2
Steel Butt Plate, PE6680
Overall Condition Very Nice
Purchased my first Mosin-Nagant M91/30 about 4 weeks ago but have been looking for about 2 years.