Help to identify this Mosin Nagant (M91)

Thanks for the pictures Nabs. Your's and Kohr's have much clearer SA and stock cartouches than mine. I haven't had mine to the range either. I'm off on a trip until March 3rd but will post range reports when I get back.
I've seen marks like the numbers on your stock on another Mosin forum and will fish around and see if I find the thread relating to this.
My serial # is actually 4 digits. The crappy picture didn't show the first #.
I'm still puzzled how a post 1928 Izhevsk mark got put on the top of my rear sight leaf. Maybe the Finns took it off another Russian M-91 later on.
I'm curious what to put on the wood to keep it from drying out. I use lemon oil on my other natural stocks but haven't put anything on this one yet. I most definitely want to keep what's left of the Duetches Reich mark intact.
Thanks again for the pics.
 
That later Izhevsk marking is a bit of mystery to see on an Arshins sight, I'm not sure what to say.

As for the additional info on the stock serial number on my Remington, I appreciate any info you would be able to dig up on it as I haven't had much luck.

My stock is also a little dry but you can feel the wood finish that the Finns put on when they cleaned up the wood.
 
Good question, I have wondered that myself. I do not see any civil guard district markings on the metal so I am not sure. Did the Finnish army loan rifles to the Civil guard that went unmarked ?

Speaking of markings, now that I think of it, that butt stock marking "S ###xx" is very similar to Civil guard district markings I have on two other German captured M91s that went to Finland. Strangely, neither of these rifles have any civil guard markings on their respective wood stocks.
 
Markings can vary,some marked on the stock,some on the bbl shank and reciever,and not uncommon for markings on the stock with none on the metal,I have two here that are marked in this fashon....or perhaps they are stocks from other rifles,used as replacements....
 
Most interesting, I don't have the rifle with me at the moment so I will attempt to make out the numbers on the stock and see what civil guard district turns up.
 
If the marking is a civil guard district number, it looks like "S / 99(?)86".

According to Mosinnagant.net's list of civil guard districts, the 9###x series is in the "Etelä-Pohjanmaa itäinen" area. On their map, it looks to be an area in Western Finland.

These district numbers are very interesting as my other two M91s were in adjacent districts.

Thoughts everyone ?

Sorry to hijack your thread kohr.
 
Well crap...My Remington 1917 M91 is indeed a Finn capture...and civil guard marked as well- SS+serial #'s....from the look of her she must have been used to guard a bakery or something....not alot of wear on her at all
 
Usually finish took out that stamp. It is a stamp that identifying that it is property of Russia, I would like to get one of those but Russia destroyed many of those. What is left it is national treasure will not go for export.

Cheers


kohr varik said:
It look like it's indeed the original stock :)
And no it doesn't have metric or yard conversion on the right side of the sight base ...

Amazingly fast answer poped, I love CGN :)

Will shoot it in a week hehe

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I don't know much about mine as I'm not really a Mosin guy but, since the OP gave the OK, I will post some pics.
It is SA stamped and has the finger-jointed stock (no cartouches that I can see)

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sergey96 said:
Usually finish took out that stamp. It is a stamp that identifying that it is property of Russia, I would like to get one of those but Russia destroyed many of those. What is left it is national treasure will not go for export.

Cheers
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wow, by what you says, mines might worth more than a finn m91. I start to understand my luck... if sergey tells that, it gives weight to the value of the rifle.

on another topic, I still waiting the M38-44's to come in a couple of weeks hopefully :)


thank canuck for sharing !
 
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