1926 Mosin Nagant 91/30 info

[jsmaye]

They all end up being about reloading...

 

[Tamara]

anyone know the possible value of this if any?

The multiple stamps are because the rifle was probably re-arsenalled a blue jillion times between 1926 and the time it finally left the USSR/Russia. Every time some change was made, somebody had to whack a die with a hammer to prove it.

Does it have import markings? If so, it's just another hex-receiver dragoon converted to a 91/30; figure somewhere in the hundred to hundred-and-a-half range. If it doesn't have any import marks, you can add a few bucks as a pre-'68 import/GI bring-back.

 

[carguychris]

Does it have import markings? If so, it's just another hex-receiver dragoon converted to a 91/30; figure somewhere in the hundred to hundred-and-a-half range. If it doesn't have any import marks, you can add a few bucks as a pre-'68 import/GI bring-back.

You can also add a few bucks if it has a laminated stock. They're somewhat uncommon on hex-receiver 91/30s.

 

[kwells6]

no, there are no import markings.

and sadly, no... it does not have the laminate stock. its birch, i believe

 

[Tamara]

No import marks? Is there an "SA" in a square on the barrel or receiver?

 

[kwells6]

i believe so... why?

 

[Tamara]

"SA" in a square is "Suomen Armeija" or "Finnish Army", and indicates a Finnish captured rifle. It's one of the few ways you'll find a post-revolution, pre-'68 (no import markings) rifle in this country.

Check for other markings in the Finnish section at Mosinnagant.net, starting here...

 

[SDC]

The "circled k" mark should mean that this rifle passed accuracy testing ("kuchnost"), while the lower-case "n" is actually a Cyrillic "p", showing that the barrel was proofed ("proba").