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 ****************** This one came from a collector who is a technical
advisor to the Royal Armouries The barrel band screws maybe be replacements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** 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 *** This is a Live Firearm & Requires A Firearm Certificate to Own |
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 |