The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

I've been meaning to post this since last weekend but just got around to taking photos with a real camera. I got around to visiting one of the two antique gun shops and found this piece on the rack. Yes, you have to go to an antique dealer here, as the regular shops pretty much limit their stock to modern stuff. Got it a couple of weeks after my first visit-he has a handful of military surplus rifles plus other firearms of interest. All of the rifles have the actions closed with zip ties to keep morons from messing with the actions. Once Jim (the proprietor) saw I was seriously interested in the rifle, he handed me a pair of dykes to cut the zip tie. Very small import mark under the muzzle end of the barrel-this is one of Springfield Sporter imports. Only thing it's really missing is the brass disc since the volley sights were pretty much deleted by the British Army. Bore and chamber were excellent condition-very clean relatively speaking with sharp rifling. Price out the door was $595-perfectly reasonable considering the overall condition. Out at the range, it shot nicely at 100 yards.



The sling is off my No. 4 Mk1 that has excessive headspace. If it has sling mounts, it needs a sling. Buttstock disc is missing.



Volley sights deleted and removed but the disc remains.



Camera doesn't show it well, but the unit markings are still easily read.



Broad arrow and crown.



Eddystone marks with serial number.



Matching bolt on the rifle. Headspace fails No Go but easily passes Field.

These are exceptionally nice rifles, I did a lot of shooting with mine back in the early 90's before the cheap surplus .303 ran out, it never disappointed.

Congrats. These don't show up often and a lot that do are rough. That's a nice one!

Nice, I love shooting mine

Sad thing is, many of the new shooters have no idea about quality antique firearms, much less military surplus antique rifles.