I received my first 3 Mosin Nagants as a gift. That fateful day I received 2 little short rifles and and 1 great long rifle. As it turned out I got an all matching T-53, a mix-master T-53, and a Finnish M91. I was excited to say the least, but it didn't take long to run up against the wall info-wise on the M91. I could tell it was a Finnish M91, but it did not match any of the pics found in the usual locations. The only pic it resembled, was a rifle that was described as a relined M91, ala the P-series rifles, but with no P-XX mark. Over the years this rifle has raised some interesting comments and conjecture. All I can say with certainty, is that it is relined, it is Finnish, it is a M91, and it has the lowest serial # that I have personally run across. Some big-time collectors have told me they thought it was an early P-series rifle, but others have said that that wasn't possible because it lacks the P-xx mark. I won't say one way or the other, because I have no good information.
I will let the pics speak for themselves. This rifle is just as I received it, which is the exact same condition it was in when it was originally bought in about 1991 or 92, with the exception of a handguard, that I put on it last year. Thanks for looking, and as always, I am open to any new info regarding this rifle.
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Relined barrel Finnish M91
Relined barrel Finnish M91
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C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis