A Mosin, a U.S. M17 Enfield and a Mauser KAR 98

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My buddy just got back from up north where he'd stored three rifle with friends for the past 20 years.

1. A 1917 Finn SA marked and re-stocked (at least it appears to me) Mosin Nagant Model 1891 rifle. Funny thing is that the original sights have not been re-stamped to metres but remain in Arshins. the reciever is stamped all in Cyrillic script, so I can't read the arsenal name.

2. An Eddystone U.S Model of 1917 with a faded red band painted around the end of the stock. Serial number in the 193,000 range. Friend says that means it is first month of production. True?

3. Mauser K89 7.92 mm, with a stamped eagle on the receiver but no date and no swastika, serial number starts with "EA." is taht stamp what they call the Waffenamt?

All have matching bolts, good bores and surface rust from being stored carelessly for 20 years by guys that didn't care.

Any hints about the origin of the MN or the Mauser?

He had also given another guy an Israeli remanufactured to 308 Mauser K98 before he left but the guy cut it up into pieces and threw it in the ocean in a fit of paranoia about registration.
 
MD said:
My buddy just got back from up north where he'd stored three rifle with friends for the past 20 years.

1. A 1917 Finn SA marked and re-stocked (at least it appears to me) Mosin Nagant Model 1891 rifle. Funny thing is that the original sights have not been re-stamped to metres but remain in Arshins. the reciever is stamped all in Cyrillic script, so I can't read the arsenal name.

2. An Eddystone U.S Model of 1917 with a faded red band painted around the end of the stock. Serial number in the 193,000 range. Friend says that means it is first month of production. True?

3. Mauser K89 7.92 mm, with a stamped eagle on the receiver but no date and no swastika, serial number starts with "EA." is taht stamp what they call the Waffenamt?

All have matching bolts, good bores and surface rust from being stored carelessly for 20 years by guys that didn't care.

Any hints about the origin of the MN or the Mauser?

He had also given another guy an Israeli remanufactured to 308 Mauser K98 before he left but the guy cut it up into pieces and threw it in the ocean in a fit of paranoia about registration.
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Mauser is Spanish, sometimes referred to unofficially as the "1943 Airforce rifle". It's basically a Polish Wz 29 without Polish markings. Pilsudski government was sympathetic to Franco and provided arms during the civil war period.

M1917 was used by Canada and red banded to prevent confusion with the .303 P14, also used by Canada.

Mosin will have been made by one of 3 Imperial arsenals: Tula, Izhevsk or Sestroretsk. Without a picture or better description no one can tell. The Finns will have re-marked the rear sight on the edge of the sight base or may have left the sight untouched.
 
Thanks. I had a Spanish Mauser myself once and it had "La Coruna" stamped on it.
 
A Mosin, a U.S. M17 Enfield and a Mauser KAR 98 walked into a bar ...

... so the bartender serves them Vodka, Bourbon and Schnaps ....
 
just a quick question about the mosin-nagant,can you buy surplus scope mounts or even modern versions for them?...thanks in advance for any info!
 
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