Simonov 91/30...

[Len S]

I was walking around a gun show last Saturday when I came upon this rifle on another dealer's table. It's one of the trials rifles designed by the Simonov weapons bureau in 1936. During 1935-1936 trials were conducted to improve the 91/30 . The primary one that got into trial production , at Tula, was the Simonov submission. The differences between a Simonov and a standard 91/30 are the serial # which is always preceded by the number "0" , a mauser like front band (and extremely rare knife bayonet) , barrel bands that are open on the underside, pillared actions , a variety of front sights that were experimented with and a dark , almost black , stock finish. only about 30,000 were manufactured. The exterior is still in pretty nice shape , she's all matching and without any import marks of any kind. How and when it arrived in the States is unknown. Here are some pics.

Len

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[Junk Yard Dog]

Welcome to the board, that is an awesome find to say the least!!

[desdem12]

Sweet find. Welcome to the forum

[Mosinhope]

Now that is impressive! About 20 years ago at a gunshow I saw a M-N rifle very similar to yours. There was some buzz back then about the rifle being issued to Soviet Marines. Nobody there really knew much about it. I am not sure if the rifle I saw had an upper band with lug, but I do remember those open barrel bands. I think it was for sale for about $150.00USD.

[Luthierseye]

Man! What a rare find! That is keeper among keepers! Congrats on that find!

[Joeinthehills]

But, DAMN LEN S,
You've got sharp eyes and the knowledge to boot on finding rare ones.
Almost looks like a Finn treated stock.
Thank you for sharing the great find and purchase.

[TopperT]

[Steve The Pirate]

Very cool find. I would love to come across something like that . Thanks for posting.

[slcampbell]

WOW! If these guns could only talk. Thanks for posting SC

[Titanium Hammer]

Great find, congrats! Welcome to the Forum.

[husker51]

Thanks for the education!

[redspoon]

Heck yeah Len, great SCORE, I've only seen two or three of these posted here in the last couple years. Congrats

[bunkysdad]

That was a good find Len. There is one in the showcase that was bought by forum member Miller Tyme only a few months ago, also a 1936 Tula. These are few and far between to say the least. His has the same number stamped on the stock, CB-KW-3B.

[Lotema]

Fantastic find!

[Len S]

Thanks for the welcome and your kind comments fellas. A friend of mine and I were bemoaning the lack of interesting rifles at our local gunshows when this one turned up. Keep looking , they are out there! The Simonov really made for a great finish to the collecting year for me.

Best regards,
Len

[Longcolt44]

Nice find and a very unusual one to boot. Welcome to the madness.

[Dan4good]

congrats thanks for posting

[jayrocka1200]

cool, thanks for posting!

[wolfstein]

Great eye and great find. Congrats

[Judi and her Mosins]

Thanks for the welcome and your kind comments fellas. A friend of mine and I were bemoaning the lack of interesting rifles at our local gunshows when this one turned up. Keep looking , they are out there! The Simonov really made for a great finish to the collecting year for me.

Best regards,
Len

Welcome to the RMNF, Very good find. Since your new here and been collecting. How about showing some other pictures of your collection. Judi and her Mosin's