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Mosin Nagant - Model 1891
M91
TULA
Serial No 65503
Date 1895
£800

Good Condition

Commission Sale

This is the Imperial M91 Long Rifle by the Imperial Ordnance Factory Tula

Style of Barrel Markings Imperial Tula Ordnance Factory 1892-1912

Action is dated 1895 & has the Tula Inspection mark

The original rear sights on Russian M91 rifles are a flat leaf graduated in arshini (singular arshin) which is an archaic Russian unit equal to 28". The base has five notches numbered 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 representing hundreds of arshini. The rear of the leaf is marked 13 through 27 also representing hundreds of arshini with a notch in the leaf itself serving the 2700 arshini (2100 yards) range.

Not all of these sights were marked with the 2600 & 2700 arshini gradulations, this one is

This rifle pre-dates the M1908 Spitzer cartridge & has not been updated for this cartridge, if it had it would be fitted with the Konovalov type rear sight

Front sight is a simple "barleycorn" blade dovetailed to a base which is integral to the barrel

Very rare to find these earlier rifles still in original configuration as most have been updated to one degree or another

A Nice Collectors Example With Matching Numbers - With a Good / Very Good Bore

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This one came from a collector who is a technical advisor to the Royal Armouries
We belive it was a WWI soldier bring back as it had a duffle cut stock, the current owner had it professionally repaired and supplied images of the repair
that was completed a good few years ago - The repair is not visible, as its hidden underneath the rear barrel band.
Full Details Below.

The barrel band screws maybe be replacements

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*** Note: The correct Variation for a Mosin Nagant is "7.62" or "7.62x54". A variation for a "7.62/308" is Not Valid For Mosin Nagants ***
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This is a Live Firearm & Requires A Firearm Certificate to Own


Professional Duffle Cut Repair Hidden by The Barrel Band - This is a Strong & Permanent Repair

The joint was strengthened with wooden dowls, the steel tube was made specially to align the cleaning rod channel & to stop it being blocked with epoxy when the two halves were permanently joined

Serial Number on Butt Plate