Catfishman
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I just bought a Mosin-Nagant 91-30. It was made in 1925 and it has Brass on either end of the wood between the front and rear sights. Is this unusual? Is it worth more than other 91-30s?
Nagant with Brass on the furniture
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No it is not, really. I think you better check and see if it is actually the varnish making steel look like brass. Mine has the blueing worn off the end pieces of the handguard, when I saw it I said oh, brass looking metal, but it turned out to be the color tint added by the varnish applied over everything. Not to say that some are not brass? I have to check some more at the gunshow tomorrow and see closer.
Catfishman
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I know what your saying. The old varnish has an amber tint to it. But these two pieces on this rifle are definitely brass.
However. If it is made in 1925 and has the hex receiver, those are getting scarcer on the market and bring more than the round receivers of later production. I am assuming it was run thru Soviet arsenal overhaul at some point so maybe all the parts do not match. As a matter of fact, I saw no more hex receiver rifles at the last gun show I went to, I may go to another tomorrow. People are picking them over the rounds, so they will dry up and go up in resale value sooner. Don't expect to get rich but if it is in real good shape, it will rise in value over time. As for brass bits, in the overhaul process, I suspect it is luck to get that sort of handguard when the comrade workers put all the pieces back together.
ksstargazer
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Brass endcaps are not that unusual. About 25% of my mosins have them. Some people would be willing to pay a little more for them, but not significantly more.
www.7.62x54r.net has pictures of the different handguards and descriptions. For some reason Yahoo home page tries to discourage me from going to the website! Maybe cause it is too gunny?
srt 10 jimbo
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Mine has brass, It was made in 1936. It's also a 91/30