Mosin for Christmas!

[pro2A]

Wow. I made out like a bandit this year, on top of the SKS I got the Mosin-Nagant 91/30 too! I came down this morning and my wife had it propped up against the wall with a bow on it and some ammo. She did good You really can't see it but the date on it is 1943. Battle of Stalingrad anyone? Sighs... one can hope. Also the bayonet matches the serial number.

 

[Jay]

VERY cool present, even cooler that your wife got it for you!!!

Congrats!

Cheers
Jay

 

[pro2A]

VERY cool present, even cooler that your wife got it for you!!!

Congrats!

Cheers
Jay

Ya after seeing Enemy at the Gates... I was like "Must have that rifle" So I got it. It's an excellent rifle for the price.

 

[ukie_10]

im looking at getting one.... was going to buy it for myself for christmas but i bought a m14s instead

 

[pro2A]

im looking at getting one.... was going to buy it for myself for christmas but i bought a m14s instead

Ya... I was gonna say get one before they ban the semi-autos, but you're not down here with Obama and his ilk

 

[Rutger]

Looks in great shape. if you dont mind me asking, where did she happen to find it, and do they have any more?

 

[pro2A]

Looks in great shape. if you dont mind me asking, where did she happen to find it, and do they have any more?

Lol. My FFL here in town. It's the only guy I buy from anymore, and she knows that as well too. He's my best kept secret as he operates on word of mouth only. So he always has stuff.

 

[nelly]

I hope you showed your wife how much you appreciated the gift!

(I have a similarly generous girl, so I know how great it can be!)

 

[bearhunter]

Pro2A, is that a bayonet scabbard for the 91/30 in the top pic?

If so, it's the first one I've ever seen. Very few seem to have survived.

It eh bayo serial matches the rifle, it may not have been refurbed either, another bonus.

bearhunter

 

[Amaziah Rimfire]

Here's a Finnish scabbard, looks like the one in the photo:

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The Russians didn't issue scabbards for the Mosin Nagant bayonet. They just kept them fixed all the time.

 

[bearhunter]

That's what I thought as well, Thanks for the link AR.

 

[BUSHMAN79]

I got two 91/30's from Trade-Ex, one was a 1938 refurb, the other a 1944 that seems unissued! It even has the hammer and sickle on the stock, and several patches with copper remover showed no trace of green. Nice dark stock, too.