Blast from the past

[Junk Yard Dog]

The M91/59's, I have four of them at the moment, 1936 Tula, 1940 Izhevsk, 1941 Izhevsk, 1943 Izhevsk . All bought back in the golden times when you could still find them for the same price as any regular M38. Three of them came from the legendary M91/59 collection of old board member Ter who had the market cornered on these back in the last decade. The 1943 was from Allans Armory, that one is not in the pictures, I lost the pics someplace. All are excellent shooters, all feel like they have had professional trigger jobs, another 91/59 hallmark. Very few other Mosin carbines can compete with the M91/59 on the range, they people who built these knew what they were about, a lot of the sloppy shit you see with the ordinary Soviet refurbs isn't in evidence here. Cutting the 91/30 barrel down removes the muzzle wear and leaves a barrel thicker than any other carbine, the bolts tend to be smoother, triggers more like what I would expect from a Finn built M39. Nicely finished stocks, and as you can see on the 1942 someone has made an effort to smooth over at least some of the rough finish of a wartime receiver. That alone shows someone cared about the details.

[djbuck1]

[steelbuttplate]

Thou shall not covet the 91/59's of another member......The Shooters Bible, Ch. 4, mantra 23

[bunkysdad]

These are my favorite carbines. I was lucky to get mine thanks to a tip from a local guy that BuckeyeSgt told me about. And for 175.00 it was among my happiest deals. All numbers match. 1942 Izhevsk, partially scrubbed receiver markings.

[BuckeyeSgt]

A 42,43 and a sanitized.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Looks like they scrubbed the markings unintentionally while attempting to clean up the rough tool marks left on the wartime action.

[Longcolt44]

My 91/59, a sanitized 1943. My favorite carbine shooter.

[8X56R]

JYD.... Thanks for sharing the information and photos...

[Junk Yard Dog]

No problem, I only wish the rifles were still readily available , but it seems unlikely any more stashes will be found.

[Judi and her Mosins]

Very nice, Thank you for sharing the pictures Judi and her Mosin's