The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Hello, picked up my 2nd Finn and 3rd Mosin Nagant today at a local gun show. What can you tell me about it from Pics? Anywhere else I should look on it for marks? I thought I got a great deal. The dealer I don't think understood it was not just any old Mosin Nagant. I thought it was a M39, which is what I was looking for, but after getting it home and consulting the guides, it looks like it is a M91.

It's a Finn rebuilt M91 done by VKT in 1942. I have some of these and the barrels used were of exceptional quality, you will need a cleaning rod to complete the package.

I looked under the metal butt plate and it had "916". Any idea what that means? Neither of my other two had anything there.

jwaller5 wrote:I looked under the metal butt plate and it had "916". Any idea what that means? Neither of my other two had anything there.

Depends, you need to take the action and barrel out of the stock and see if there is a ny numbers stamped on the underside of the tang. 916 could mean 1916, the date the receiver was made.

1916 is the date the stock was made. Some Russian stocks had the date stamped there.

I too believe the 916 is the date the stock was made. I have a m91 with the 3 numbers under butt plate.

Nice example of an older Finn Mosin.

Nice rifle. Imperial eagle stamp as well. Great find. Gotta get me a M91

Indeed a nice find and as JYD said most of these are excellent shooters! 916 indeed is the year the Russians turned out the stock. You might see a partial stamping of a crown also under there. If my old memory is on track today I think that is a Tula marking but I am half asleep today so I could be wrong? Congrats! Around here that is a $300 rifle even minus the $60 cleaning rod if you can find it. Bill

Thanks all. I got this one for $250. Thanks for the knowledge.