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[FR0STY54R]

Hello, I'm relatively new to the firearms community. I have only been collecting for around a year or two now and although I own a K98, a Ishapore 2A, and a Chinese Type 56 Carbine, I own three Mosin 91-30s. A 1931 Izhevsk hex receiver, A 1938 Izhevsk round receiver that is "MO" marked, and a 1940 Tula with laminate stock. It's safe to say that I have caught Mosinitis. I have a passion for all Milsurp rifles, but I am particularly interested in the Mosin. I hope I can learn a lot from you guys here, and just be apart of a community that shares my passion for these old Russian rifles.

[Junk Yard Dog]

greetings to all! great to be here. I find some interesting stuff and i really enjoy. Thanks

Welcome to the board

[Junk Yard Dog]

Hello, I'm relatively new to the firearms community. I have only been collecting for around a year or two now and although I own a K98, a Ishapore 2A, and a Chinese Type 56 Carbine, I own three Mosin 91-30s. A 1931 Izhevsk hex receiver, A 1938 Izhevsk round receiver that is "MO" marked, and a 1940 Tula with laminate stock. It's safe to say that I have caught Mosinitis. I have a passion for all Milsurp rifles, but I am particularly interested in the Mosin. I hope I can learn a lot from you guys here, and just be apart of a community that shares my passion for these old Russian rifles.

Your in the right place for that, welcome to the board

[grgmini]

Hi guys, My name is Dan and I'm new vintage military rifles. I spent a few days, while slow at work, looking at Mosins and set my sights on buying one. I found this 1945 M44 at a local pawn shop and armed with some basic knowledge, that I acquired here, went ahead and bought it.I think I got a decent deal at $180 out the door. If the weather permits I'll go fire a few rounds through it next weekend.

[sgtheindl]

Welcome and very nice m44. $180 is a pretty killer deal on that and plus its a nice laminated stock. Expect loudness and fireballs in your future.

[Greycheer]

Hello my name is Jordan and It seems I just caught the bug, got my first Mosin a week ago and my second is already on its way. I'm happy to have found this great community and resource!

[USMC0369]

Hello all! I'm a long time milsurp collector. Started when I got an Inland Div M-1 Carbine (5 digit sn) still in the cosmo when I was 16. It has exploded from there. I've just started collecting Mosin Nagants and I now have 4. 3 1891/30s and an M44, plus an original soviet PU scope that needs to get back on an ex-sniper! I'm also a big 20th century military buff and military member myself. That's all I guess!

[countymounty]

Hello All.

New to the forum and new to Military Firearms. I really had no interest in older military firearms till a local gun store had a 7.7 Arisaka that had been butchered into a sportster. I look and it still had the chrysanthemum still intact, well I bought it and restored it in an original stock. This led me to research and get several Mosins 5 now. I am still quite new but already have some interesting pieces that I will post here shortly.

Thanks,
Mark

[countymounty]

Hello All,

New to the forum and new to historic military firearms. Only been into this a little over a year. It started with a 7.7 Arisaka which still had the Chrysanthemum. It had been chopped up into a sportster, but the fact it was a war capture made my buy it and restore it. I then decided to dive into Mosins as a local shop was getting some very nice ones from a private collector who was liquidating after 20 years of collecting. I have only been in this a year and a half and have plenty to learn but already have some very nice examples.

Look forward to learning more.
Thanks
Mark

[Broken80530]

My infatuation with the Mosin Nagant started when I was a small boy growing up in Colorado. My dad acquired his "Russian" in a trade on a deer hunting trip. It had a really long barrel and a bolt that wrapped around your hand. A co-worker was going to gunsmith school at night and needed a project. He shortened the barrel and bolt, built a Monte Carlo stock and reblued it. This was back in the 60's I was fascinated by the peep sight that the bolt would pass through! Over the years I watched my dad make many kills on deer at varying distances. Usually standing, head shots! He passed it on to my son several years before his passing in August. A couple years ago I picked up a round recover model for $99.99!! I plan to fix it up to hunt big game with. Spotted another octagon receiver model an May pick it up for my other son who wants to get into hunting for meat!

Logo forward to gettin tips and tricks from various Misin posts.
Thanks,

[Junk Yard Dog]

Hi guys, My name is Dan and I'm new vintage military rifles. I spent a few days, while slow at work, looking at Mosins and set my sights on buying one. I found this 1945 M44 at a local pawn shop and armed with some basic knowledge, that I acquired here, went ahead and bought it.I think I got a decent deal at $180 out the door. If the weather permits I'll go fire a few rounds through it next weekend.

Welcome to the board Dan

[Junk Yard Dog]

Hello my name is Jordan and It seems I just caught the bug, got my first Mosin a week ago and my second is already on its way. I'm happy to have found this great community and resource!

Welcome to the board Jordan

[Junk Yard Dog]

Hello all! I'm a long time milsurp collector. Started when I got an Inland Div M-1 Carbine (5 digit sn) still in the cosmo when I was 16. It has exploded from there. I've just started collecting Mosin Nagants and I now have 4. 3 1891/30s and an M44, plus an original soviet PU scope that needs to get back on an ex-sniper! I'm also a big 20th century military buff and military member myself. That's all I guess!

Welcome to the board, I started with a Swiss Vetterli 69/71, but spend the next 20 years or so after that as primarily a US milsurp collector. M1 Carbine, you have to love the War baby's

[Junk Yard Dog]

Hello All.

New to the forum and new to Military Firearms. I really had no interest in older military firearms till a local gun store had a 7.7 Arisaka that had been butchered into a sportster. I look and it still had the chrysanthemum still intact, well I bought it and restored it in an original stock. This led me to research and get several Mosins 5 now. I am still quite new but already have some interesting pieces that I will post here shortly.

Thanks,
Mark

Welcome to the board Mark, nice save on the Arisaka

[Junk Yard Dog]

My infatuation with the Mosin Nagant started when I was a small boy growing up in Colorado. My dad acquired his "Russian" in a trade on a deer hunting trip. It had a really long barrel and a bolt that wrapped around your hand. A co-worker was going to gunsmith school at night and needed a project. He shortened the barrel and bolt, built a Monte Carlo stock and reblued it. This was back in the 60's I was fascinated by the peep sight that the bolt would pass through! Over the years I watched my dad make many kills on deer at varying distances. Usually standing, head shots! He passed it on to my son several years before his passing in August. A couple years ago I picked up a round recover model for $99.99!! I plan to fix it up to hunt big game with. Spotted another octagon receiver model an May pick it up for my other son who wants to get into hunting for meat!

Logo forward to gettin tips and tricks from various Misin posts.
Thanks,

Welcome to the board, many of the old timers did that sort of work to their milsurp rifles back in the day when they were simply " old WW2 rifles" and not yet recognized as antiques. These days that sort of thing is not so common, and not followed on this board at all. This is a board dedicated to the preservation of these relics in their original configuration as military rifles not hunting rifles or gunsmith projects.

[craiginct]

It turns out that the leather "Eiselben" Mosin Nagant styled sling that I bought, was allegedly made in Eiselben, Germany , as part of the post-war reparations activities mandated against Germany (according to the Ukrainian seller from whom I bought it). He claims it is of that era and that it was made for Mosin Nagants. Such reparation slings were evidently either stockpiled, as this one looks to have been, based on its exceptional condition, or sold/issued probably in a Soviet bloc country after the war. Unfortunately there is no real paper trail on the sling. Maybe someone who is into German reparation artifacts will take an interest in it some day.

Still waiting for my MN #2 and #3 to arrive. The Okie headspace gauges worked out well checking my #1 gun and some extra bolts that I bought for backups. We've had snow at least every other day around here, so I still haven't taken my 1938 to the range yet. Sure will be glad when Spring comes this year, or even when the snow stops! http://www.russian-mosin-nagant-forum.c ... =5&t=12037#

[Junk Yard Dog]

The only part of Germany under Soviet control after 1945 was what became East Germany, and East Berlin. These areas were set up very quickly as a Soviet puppet state, they had to be armed by the Soviets because the Soviets had taken any factorys they captured and shipped them back to Russia. The East Germans would have produced slings for their own use, as well as use by the rest of the Soviet block countries. By the time the Soviets had built East Germany into anything that could produce products they wouldn't have been using them to produce war reparation items as by then they were a "brother" hard line communist state firmly under Soviet domination and would remain so until 1989. If anything East Germany required Soviet support to remain in business, not the other way around.

[panther]

I recently bought a Hex Mosin Nagant
that does not have a manufacture date.
I wonder how old it is.

[elpescador24]

hello mosin nagant forum members...

i am excitedly awaiting the arrival of my molot mosin surplus rifle....from classic firearms.i do have other military surplus rifles.but this is my first mosin..
i am interseted in finding out more info. and history of the molot mosin ..as i am also a military history buff.Glad to a member and looking foward to learning more.thanks

[Junk Yard Dog]

I recently bought a Hex Mosin Nagant
that does not have a manufacture date.
I wonder how old it is.

Welcome to the board, photos would help, look over some of the posts on the Mosin forum to determine what you have and if it's been chopped up for a sporter.