Mosin family pics - let's see yours!

Claven2 said:
Nice batch bas :) Care to post the quick & dirty cetails of each rifle such as factory, model, year? Is the sniper an original matching example, or a recent build?
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Sure;
Year Factory Model Other
1929 Izhevsk 91/30 Has the laminated stock
1932 Tula 91/30
1934/45 Izhevsk 91/30
1935 Tula 91/30
1937 Tula 91/30
1938 Tula 91/30 SA stamped
1941 Izhevsk 91/30 SA stamped
1943 Izhevsk m38
1944 Izhevsk m44
1944 Izhevsk m44 Has laminated stock
1944 Izhevsk 91/30 PU Sniper

The new ones I got are all re-furbished, got the opportunity to pick them straight out of the crate they came over in.

The sniper is a genuine one, still matching numbers although it has been refurbished. When I got it, there was a Polish manufactured PU scope on it which I have replaced with a 1943 dated Soviet one (still have the old scope). So my guess is it came via Poland to the UK (BNP stamps) then to NZ.
 
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1943 Russian. 1951 Polish
Still waiting for this pair to breed!
 
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I'll do an updated family pic like Bas' photo once the four more Mosins I'm waitign on arrive:

-M28 Finnish CG rifle
-1942 Izhevsk Laminate M38
-1944 Hex receivered Tula M44
-1945 Izhevsk Laminate M44

I think I'm at around 15 or 16 of these things now... I have no self control whatsoever :)
 
Mr C, I have another one for you to adopt, Tula M-44 dated 1944 Hex receiver laminated stock.
 
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LOL JP... I probably should get that one! ;) I already bought a '44 Tula hex from you though, except in a hardwood stock. I assume this one is identical except for the laminate wood? Saw it on the site - unless you look at the top grain, it doesn't look like a laminate at first glance, does it?

One of those ex-snipers would be nice too... :)
 
Actually, I have not posted that one on the site yet, yes exactly the same as the other one except for laminated stock. I now have an Ex PU and PE sniper listed now.
 
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My Soviet-made M44, dated 1952. The wood is utterly gorgeous, butter-smooth to the touch. Accurate little bugger, too...

And I am still looking for my Soviet flag to back these pictures with... I think I left it at home on the other side of the country...

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Not a Mosin, but she's part of the family nontheless... 1942 SVT40.

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Is it me, or are those .303 british casings? By the way - I have the same Ssh40 helmet :) Mine is March 1954 production - what year is yours?

And are you sure that M44 is made in 1952 and Soviet? Not Polish, Hungarian or Romanian? I've never seen a Soviet Russian M44 dated later than 1948.
 
Claven2 said:
Is it me, or are those .303 british casings? By the way - I have the same Ssh40 helmet :) Mine is March 1954 production - what year is yours?

And are you sure that M44 is made in 1952 and Soviet? Not Polish, Hungarian or Romanian? I've never seen a Soviet Russian M44 dated later than 1948.
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Heh, yeees they are british .303, I was hoping to squeak under thr adar with it. I have no 7.62x54R brass or steel casings floating around, but had a small stack of .303...

The Helmet is a 1955 production. A bit younger and sadly lacking the red star. I would think the M44 was Russian made. It has little Izzy markings (Arrow in triangle) stamped into all of it's bits. Not the big obvious one on the reciever, mind you... Could be a different country, I dunno. Can you point me towards something that could tell me where she might be from?
 
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762Russian said:
Heh, yeees they are british .303, I was hoping to squeak under thr adar with it. I have no 7.62x54R brass or steel casings floating around, but had a small stack of .303...

The Helmet is a 1955 production. A bit younger and sadly lacking the red star. I would think the M44 was Russian made. It has little Izzy markings (Arrow in triangle) stamped into all of it's bits. Not the big obvious one on the reciever, mind you... Could be a different country, I dunno. Can you point me towards something that could tell me where she might be from?
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Can you post a picture of the barrel shank? It might be Romanian. The Romos often are mistaken for Izhevsk production.
 
I could, but this damn Camera can't take a clear picture of anything small than a human hand. HATE these things. If i could develope pictures out of my massive 40-year old professional piece, we'd be cool, but not with this thing...

I can describe some bits of it, though. Stamped on the reciever is a diamond with "PW3" in it. instead of a star or triangle, there is a large oval with the number 11 stamped inside. Serial number is MK0099##

Now that I look at her again, I see alot of these little diamond stamps placed on her... The Izzy markings are prominent though. Maybe cannibalized from other carbines?
 
Claven2 ,quick question Are you a married man,if so what tactic have you used to get your wife to allow you to have such a nice collection of rifles:D ,Me I have a M38 husky Swed and a Mosin-Nagant M30/91 on the way from Jean.To think back in the 90,s you could not have given me a UGLY Russian rifle:rolleyes: ,now I want a M44,M38,M27 etc,etc
 
An oval 11 on the barrel makes it Polish. Izhevsk parts aren't uncommon if it was refurbed in another country at some point.

vstar: yes, I'm married to a beautiful Russian lady who realizes you don't lose money on collector guns :)
 
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