New rifles for me: Ross, 71/84 Spandau, Nagant carbine

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I picked these up over Christmas leave from my fathers place. All three are in good condition, all matching and fire. I took the mauser and Mosin Nagant carbine to my wood lot, both worked like a charm. Dad shot a beef with the Ross when he couldnt find his 94 Winchester. I included a couple extra shots of the Ross to show the sights that have been added, as well as the stock. The stock looks as though it may be original. Im trying to determine if it is a sporter or one that was modded privately. The overall length is roughly 25-26 inches.

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In the future, im planning on restoring all three to original condition, at least as much as possible. The mauser looks to be one of the Eatons sporteized ones. Any info anyone could provide would be great.
 
Top Mosin is the weirdest looking bubba I have ever seen.

Judging by rear sight it might be one of older models.
 
It looks like a former Finnish M91 ? What a shame it has been bubba'd like that. I also agree, that grip looks very uncomfortable now, how does it feel to hold ?

Shame on the 71.84 too but I guess as long as they work it is better than having them scrapped.

As for the Ross, it looks like the original stock to me. Her barrel has been cut down as well as the stock. The sights on the receiver are not original and have been added after the fact. She appears to be the typical Ross sporter.
 
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The Ross looks like it is a sporterized Military Mark III. The pin in the bolt pretty well indicates that, as that was a 1940s Canadian Military modification. The Ross Factory Sporters have a serial number on the left side of the barrel, in the chamber area, near the front end of the receiver. This is done with a small set of stamps, about 1/8 inch high. Someone has also taken the receiver bridge off it.
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the grip on the moisn isnt too bad, but that stock is on the way out as soon as i get a replacement. there is a sickle and hammer as well as the date 1925 stamped into the receiver.

the ross serial number does appear on the left side of the receiver. also, there is an"f" stamped on the inside of the stock under the barrel. the question is now, what to do with it
 
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the grip on the moisn isnt too bad, but that stock is on the way out as soon as i get a replacement. there is a sickle and hammer as well as the date 1925 stamped into the receiver.

the ross serial number does appear on the left side of the receiver. also, there is an"f" stamped on the inside of the stock under the barrel. the question is now, what to do with it
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So the Mosin was either an Izhevsk M1891 or an unmodifed dragoon... 1920's dated original 1891s arent seen everyday, and unmodified dragoons are even rarer.
 
Izhevsk is/was one of the manufacturers of the Mosin rifle. It is undoubtedly an Izhevsk rifle. I was refering to being either a model 1891 infantry rifle or either a model 1891 dragoon model. Since the barrel has been cut and permanently modified it is highly unlikely we will know.
 
which markings are you referring to? the picture is terrible, the markings are in much better shape than they appear
 
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