first mosin

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lalunette
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Re: first mosin

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Izhevsk762 wrote: We don't really know what the "MO" was, (there are multiple theories) but apparently they felt the need to put more dates on rifles.
I beg to differ...

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinMarks01.htm

MO = Ministry of Defense

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ryanr24
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Re: first mosin

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Thank you! Oddly enough I just went to mo site and my rifle being a 26 is the earliest mo marked rifle recorded on that page, the history of these tools is so interesting!!
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Re: first mosin

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lalunette wrote:
Izhevsk762 wrote: We don't really know what the "MO" was, (there are multiple theories) but apparently they felt the need to put more dates on rifles.
I beg to differ...

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinMarks01.htm

MO = Ministry of Defense

Cheers !!
Can 7.62 provide provenance for that information? No? It's another theory like many others were the Mosin is concerned. When you are dealing with people who just don't like to share information with the west about military and weapons matters it can be hard to form a proper history of a weapon.
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Re: first mosin

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Junk Yard Dog wrote: Can 7.62 provide provenance for that information? No? It's another theory like many others were the Mosin is concerned. When you are dealing with people who just don't like to share information with the west about military and weapons matters it can be hard to form a proper history of a weapon.
OK, point taken. :)

Speaking of MO, I recently purchased a double dated ex-Dragoon with the MO mark struck through... weird !!

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Re: first mosin

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davesstuff1 wrote::thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :pointup: :pointup: :pointup:
Why thank you. :)
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