My First M91/30

[angelsfanbp]

I fired my first M91/30 on Sunday and fell in love!!! Monday I bought my first M91/30. 1937 from Izhevsk. Spent the last 2 days cleaning her up and here are the pics.

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[desdem12]

Sweet a nice looker too. My first one was 37 Izhevsk also.

[Screwdriver]

Man....she is nice looking! And it looks like she has a good home.....

Take some advice...never sell her. In your old age, you will regret it.

[angelsfanbp]

I can't put it down. Every time I hold it I can imagine the places it's been and things it's seen. I will be getting a few more soon!!!

[lonewolf]

you cant stop at one lol

[redspoon]

Nice one Angelsfan good looking pre-war refurb very sharp and crisp markings also.

[angelsfanbp]

I know most of the marks - Soviet Crest / Izhevsk / Date of Manufacture

But does anybody know what the "2" is over the serial number means or
I think it in the Soviet "N" in the upper left corner mean?

Thanks

[ditchtiger]

You put it on the floor!
Only French rifles are found at ground level.

[angelsfanbp]

good one ditchtiger! I'll have to remember that one!

[Junk Yard Dog]

You put it on the floor!
Only French rifles are found at ground level.

I own French rifle's ditchtiger, none of them are on the floor, French soldiers died bravely by the millions in two world wars and several small ones, it's not their fault if they had crap leadership. Read up on the battle of Verdun, and the Great War as a whole, France was bled white in that war, have some respect.

Great looking 1937 Izhevsk, I had trouble finding this date when I was collecting year by year for each arsenal, took me two years to turn it up if I recall. Welcome to the forum

[angelsfanbp]

no one meant anything by that comment Junk Yard Dog - Frances history is full of hard fought wars.....they have, as you put, had crap leadership.....that's where the joke comes in to play!

[Junk Yard Dog]

I know, but I always point it out anyway, I can remember a time when disrespect for a culture, or a people translated into disrespect for their milsurps as well. At one time milsurps such as Lebels, Berthiers, Carcano's, and especially Japanese Arisakas were given to me, sometimes in terrible shape because their owners considered them to be junk because of their feelings about the peoples who made them. For years such rifles fell victim to Bubba by the thousands, today this trend is reversing and we are seeing these rifles sell for good money on GB, but it took a long time to get them there. I use the Tigers comment as an opportunity to remind us all how times have changed, and how not long ago the Mosin was also on that list of rifles it was OK to bubba because it was just a piece of commie junk.

[Sgt. Rob]

Very Nice 91/30, I really like the crisp clean markings, and the "2" over the SN is interesting, don't think I have seen that before.

Semper Fi, Rob

[etprescottazusa91]

Nice pre war 91/30, good looking rifle.