Thank you for the quick response. I wasn't sure if it was a post 1928-9 dragoon from what I was reading up on. Looking to trade my stock G19x for it, so basically a $500 tag is what the guy is looking for. That seem fair for a model like this?Junk Yard Dog wrote:91/30, but with blade front sight as would be seen on a dragoon rifle. Could be Finn modified, or just a 91/30 that hadn't had the front sight upgraded yet. Not one of the more common Soviet refurbished rifles, looks more Balkan used, or maybe Finn, Spanish Civil War used is a possibility also. It was made at Izhevsk in 1931
Oh nice, definitely worth the G19x trade then imo. I will be inspecting it further before agreeing to anything.Junk Yard Dog wrote:The Dragoon rifle didn't just vanish overnight in 1930 when the new specifications were approved. The changeover to 91/30 was gradual as old style parts still in inventory were used up. I was told that this change would continue into 1934 sometime before all the rifles being produced were using the new spec parts. My own 1931 Izhevsk looks just like this one but has Finn SA marking on it, the front sight blade is Izhevsk marked. I was told by Mosin book author Karl Heinze Wrobel, then a member of the first Mosin board, that it was a transitional 91/30. 91/30 rear sight, but dragoon front blade. Most average 91/30's are going for 400-600 now, Finn marked bring more, and if that sight is Izhevsk marked and this is an unaltered transitional 91/30 then 800-1000, maybe more as they are not common.
I was thinking "transitional rifle" when I saw the rear sight. The early rear sights had the long.....I don't know what to call it. The divot (?) or cut-out section in the rear sight is longer on the early sights. The early rear sight slider has a distinct shape to it as well as the buttons. Here is a link to an article that shows the early sights for the transitional 91/30 rifles https://www.m9130.info/sightsJunk Yard Dog wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:00 pm The Dragoon rifle didn't just vanish overnight in 1930 when the new specifications were approved. The changeover to 91/30 was gradual as old style parts still in inventory were used up. I was told that this change would continue into 1934 sometime before all the rifles being produced were using the new spec parts. My own 1931 Izhevsk looks just like this one but has Finn SA marking on it, the front sight blade is Izhevsk marked. I was told by Mosin book author Karl Heinze Wrobel, then a member of the first Mosin board, that it was a transitional 91/30. 91/30 rear sight, but dragoon front blade. Most average 91/30's are going for 400-600 now, Finn marked bring more, and if that sight is Izhevsk marked and this is an unaltered transitional 91/30 then 800-1000, maybe more as they are not common.
Thank you sir, I'll go take a look!willyj73 wrote:I'll post a transitional rifle that I own. I thought I posted it here. I could not find an old post; so, I must not have. I'll post it in the regular Mosin section.
That's really encouraging to hear, can't wait to see it in person.SA1911a1 wrote:It is a very nice rifle, not a standard refurbished 91/30. Congrats!
