The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

thughes wrote:Looks like a powered nutcracker, I could use something like that when it comes times to harvest the black walnuts.....

I originally thought the same thing, but the space in-between the press is very large. Although it could possibly be for black walnuts because they're pretty big usually.

That's an odd looking contraption. What made you go the "loader" rout? Not disagreeing, just curious..... That second picture does make me wonder. Have you googled antique reloading equipment? Kinda cool in any case. I though "loader" because of the way the spring and the big th...

millman wrote:I can assure you it is not a reloader. Looks like a home made grinder.

It's definitely not a grinder. The oddly shaped piece behind the spring pushes the spring forward.

I work in the construction business and this was under the stairs at a house I was doing an estimate for. The guy that owned the house said he didn't even know what it was and he let me take it home. It has what appears to be some sort of vice with a spring on it. It looks home-made. The power cord ...

Hey everyone I was wondering if anyone here could help me identify this marking on my Mosin Nagant 91/30. It's the one under the date. I've searched on Google and I can't seem to find it anywhere. The rifle has all matching serial numbers.