1941 Izhevsk Pristine 91/59 Mosin Carbine

[Mountain Man]

I picked this Mosin up about 15 years ago for $50, before I really knew much about them and all the variations. I had a 1896 (which I have since discovered was a Finnish capture rifle and which I will post soon) I picked up 30 years ago and when I saw this carbine, I thought it was the carbine version of that was period made. At the time I received the gun, I did not know of the refurb program and thought the gun was actually newly made in 1959 yet the receiver was stamped 1941 and then 91/59. It was mint and appeared unfired. Since then, after being on this site, I have learned that it was a remanufactured Mosin cut down from a standard 1941 rifle but unlike the two other arsenal reburbs I have, the work and finish are of a commercial grade. Now that I know what it is, I have looked it over closely and it does have some interesting makes on the bolt and the stock. It also appears to have a new trigger/mag group because as you can see in the pic of the mag, there is no sign of a forced serial number. Hopefully, this Mosin will go into the forum's showcase. Sorry for the pic of the receiver, but I just can not get good pics when they are really up close.

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