The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

Hi everyone. I'm a new member with a 1942 VKT M-39. I'm fairly new to Mil-Surps and have A LOT to learn. But...I can see I'm in the right place! Thanks for an excellent board!

Thank you I'm hoping someone might know. Would I probably be correct in that the star inside the pentagon in the first photo would indicate Tula.
Anyone know the one in this photo?

salut tout le monde je m'appelle quentin je suis français. J'ai trouver un mosin nagant chez ma soeur qui habite un vieux corps de ferme, il date de 1941 et je veux le remettre en état. Je pense pas pouvoir réussir sans votre aide si vous le voulez bien ^^ !



Edited:Hi everyone my name is Quentin I am french. I found a mosin nagant with my sister who lives in an old body (?) of farm, it dates from 1941, and I want to restore. I think p

quentindu29 wrote:salut tout le monde je m'appelle quentin je suis français. J'ai trouver un mosin nagant chez ma soeur qui habite un vieux corps de ferme, il date de 1941 et je veux le remettre en état. Je pense pas pouvoir réussir sans votre aide si vous le voulez bien ^^ !

Please post pictures of your rifle before you do anything to it. Anything.

panther wrote:Hi, I am new. I have a Hex with no dates. How old could this Mosin be? There is an area on the bolt where it looks like someone tried to hide some markings by covering them up.

Very interesting indeed. The Mosins without dates are few and far between it seems, and I'm sure someone here will know more about them and get back to you with more info if you post this topic in the Collectible Mosin Nagant Rifle section. You can generally always find the date of your rifle on the bottom of the tang once you take the rifle out of the stock.

quentindu29 wrote:salut tout le monde je m'appelle quentin je suis français. J'ai trouver un mosin nagant chez ma soeur qui habite un vieux corps de ferme, il date de 1941 et je veux le remettre en état. Je pense pas pouvoir réussir sans votre aide si vous le voulez bien ^^ !

bonjour Quentin. S'il vous plaît nous montrer quelques photos de ce fusil que vous avez trouvé.

Hey, Im back ;)

Hi everyone, I just purchased a 37 Izhevsk. This rifle has a ton more markings than the 39 I used to have. It's probably nothing to special comparatively, however I figured I'd put some powder on them and see if anybody notices something interesting I may have missed.

Ozzy wrote:Hey, Im back ;)

Attention all old board members, Ozzy didn't blow himself up after all, and he is back Welcome back Ozzy

easton59 wrote:Hi everyone. I'm a new member with a 1942 VKT M-39. I'm fairly new to Mil-Surps and have A LOT to learn. But...I can see I'm in the right place! Thanks for an excellent board!

Welcome to the board

quentindu29 wrote:salut tout le monde je m'appelle quentin je suis français. J'ai trouver un mosin nagant chez ma soeur qui habite un vieux corps de ferme, il date de 1941 et je veux le remettre en état. Je pense pas pouvoir réussir sans votre aide si vous le voulez bien ^^ !



Edited:Hi everyone my name is Quentin I am french. I found a mosin nagant with my sister who lives in an old body (?) of farm, it dates from 1941, and I want to restore. I think p

Welcome to the board, I have absolutely no idea what that translation means, you found something buried with a body on your sisters farm? I thought it was illegal for French gun owners to have rifles in military calibers?

Hi from SW VA; I collect 1860s thru WWI mostly military pistols and rifles.

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Ozzy wrote:Hey, Im back ;)

Attention all old board members, Ozzy didn't blow himself up after all, and he is back Welcome back Ozzy

Welcome back Ozzy. Are you still blowing stuff up? Have you looked in to tannerite?

I bought my Mosin Nagant last fall (2013) from the Cabela's in Sidney, Nebraska. It's a 1943 Izhevsk. I got it with the bayonet, strap and pouches with the oil can and the tools. I bought a spam can of military surplus 7.62 X 54R from Gander Mtn in Thornton, Colorado. I just recently got another spam can of ammo from bulkammo.com. It's lots of fun to shoot. My first attempts were way off the paper. I'd only been shooting .22 rifles and pistols and was totally unprepared for the recoil. I was resting the rifle on the front end of the barrel to shoot. Now I'm resting it at about the middle of the rifle and I'm doing much better.

Bought a Finnish 1941 M39 Sako from a local collector, and he recommended these forums. I'll post pictures and questions later. I also own an Romanian 1955 M44 that I picked up as an impulse purchase at a gun show - which piqued my interest in these rifles.

762plinker wrote: I'd only been shooting .22 rifles and pistols and was totally unprepared for the recoil

Woo, betcha that was a wake up call when you pulled the trigger for the first time.

Welcome aboard fellow new guy!

2nd post close enough?
I made my 1st in the headspace gauge thread...

varifleman wrote:Hi from SW VA; I collect 1860s thru WWI mostly military pistols and rifles.

Welcome to the board

762plinker wrote:I bought my Mosin Nagant last fall (2013) from the Cabela's in Sidney, Nebraska. It's a 1943 Izhevsk. I got it with the bayonet, strap and pouches with the oil can and the tools. I bought a spam can of military surplus 7.62 X 54R from Gander Mtn in Thornton, Colorado. I just recently got another spam can of ammo from bulkammo.com. It's lots of fun to shoot. My first attempts were way off the paper. I'd only been shooting .22 rifles and pistols and was totally unprepared for the recoil. I was resting the rifle on the front end of the barrel to shoot. Now I'm resting it at about the middle of the rifle and I'm doing much better.

Welcome to the board Sounds like you are getting the hang of things if you are ready for the second spam can

Azdara wrote:Bought a Finnish 1941 M39 Sako from a local collector, and he recommended these forums. I'll post pictures and questions later. I also own an Romanian 1955 M44 that I picked up as an impulse purchase at a gun show - which piqued my interest in these rifles.

Welcome to the board, you can't go wrong with the M39, excellent shooters,