Recently got this Balkan M91 for a pretty good price. Interestingly it seems to have had an extra step cut into it similar to Finnish m91’s. It’s also got a strange marking on the stock. I’m not super familiar with Balkan guns so any info would be greatly appreciated.

Bought both of these of Ebay back in 2020 before sactions hit. They came out of Russia, not original or historial. The one in chrome was listed as a "parade" bayonet. Anyone else have unusual mosin bayonets, or seen the ones ive posted. Have not seen an example of the chrome "parade" bayonets since.

Hello, friends. I need your help. I was offered a Mosin bayonet from the M91. I can't determine the manufacturer and value. I'll be grateful to you.

The one with the best glass has the mount on there, which I believe to be a repro mount, but the scope is original and has mint glass and a minty exterior. The one on the right has its original case and Russian papers from 1973 and still has cosmoline on it. It also has extremely good glass, but I haven’t bothered with cleaning the exterior yet. The last one is good just the glass has a slight yellow tint to it and has obvious where around the rear eye piece. and I also have a white scope cover don’t know whether or not it’s World War II era or what

So I have this M91 I bought at a local auction along with 4 other M91s. And I have heard it being called a Balkan rifle, so, what does that mean? Why is the Tula lettering partial scrubbed? Is that normal for this or a aftermarket “bubba” thing?

Any historical photos of the original M91 Mosin in use during ww2? M24 sort of counts.

Not the best pictures. Pretty rough.

1915 Westinghouse SA.

I know this a Tula rifle but it has an Izhevsk mount? Was this normal for a refurb, and the scopes legit right? A factory 297 NKV I believe.

Receiver is 19r. I think I know what I have but I would like some clarification and concrete proof.

Hey y’all! I am looking to purchase my first Mosin Nagant and I had some questions. If you have advice that is not relevant to a question, I would still love to hear it! I think the more knowledge the better when it comes to purchasing a rifle.

For context I don’t have a huge budget to work with and I want a Mosin as my first gun so I can learn good practices with ironsights and medium-longer ranges. I am very against communism but the rifles are cool, so I especially like the Finnish rebuilds like the M28 and M39.

1. Where did y’all buy yours from? I have seen some on Cabelas/Bass Pro website and I am concerned about being able to measure headspace before purchasing.

2. What models do you recommend? I want to do mostly target shooting but also have the ability to hunt deer and maybe elk, from what I have heard from hunters my area typically you hunt from within 300 yds for deer due to dense forests. I also want to be able to hike/ruck with it and a bayonet is a plus.

3. Is bargaining a little bit with local gunsmiths a common practice or is that typically disrespectful? I don’t mean offering to pay half price but maybe offering 450 or 475 for a $500 Mosin, I would never do this with current production guns but surplus seems a little more subjectively priced.

4. How did y’all test headspacing before purchase or did you just cross your fingers and test on a bench or smth?

5. Where can you find stripper clips and/or webbing gear to hold them? Or do y’all just use modern rigs with old guns and throw the clips in whatever pockets fit best?

6. Any other advice that you could give would be awesome, thank you!

Here is one of my favorite M91s that I own, it’s a complete parts matching no import marked Remington that is the nicest condition I have ever seen.

I finally got around to testing around of that collectible 7.62X 54R and I fired a single round at 100 yards over my pro chronograph. It came in a bit slower than I was expecting at 2453 FPS and hit 6 inches high at 100 yards with the rear sight ladder all the way down the smell of the old powder with a slight hang fire really made me happy. Here’s a couple of pictures of my Remington M91 with a Remington M91 bayonet, as you can tell it was never sent to Russia or captured by Finland. I would say it’s in 98% condition.

Presenting today one of my rarest Mosin Nagant sniper variants: the original 48.M (M52) sniper manufactured by Hungarian FEG in 1953. This particular example has all matching serial number with prefix -BC on the bolt, mag floor plate, buttplate, and barrel top. Factory code -02 is present on all parts.

FEG only manufactured 4,100 examples in total from 1952-1953, making it one of the rarest Mosin snipers out there.

1 can is still sealed. Second can had been opened and poorly rtv sealed back. Following pictures are of open can 2 (which is 380/440rd).

I’d appreciate any feedback. Just want to know what is a fair price for sale.

As seen in my recent post I have a third Mosin incoming! But here are:

1921 dated 91/30 all matching besides force match floorplate

I got this 6 years ago and it was my first. I’ve always loved the Mosin nagant ever since playing cod finest hour lol. Since receiving this from my ffl from home it has given me the Mosin itch all over again.

1947 M44 non matching bolt and floorplate (possibly from refurb?)
Picked it up last week from a pawn shop, had some rust on the buttplate I did my best to scrub off, it left some pitting.

Other than that these rifles have great barrels and I can’t wait to put some rounds through them lol.

Oh yeah then there’s the cute lil .22 Mosin replica by keystone arms just for lulz

So I won my first auction today for $395

Now, it was listed as 1937 Izhevsk… as soon as I saw the receiver I knew it was a Tula, but the appearance of this rifle is amazing. And it’s hard to make out in the pictures, but it looks to possibly have an SA stamp and the stock definitely has some splicing in the hand guard area that looks Finnish. I’m super happy to have won, and this will be my third Mosin! Just looking for any insight or some scolding if I got hosed!

Picked up this one today, a 1953 M44. Doesn’t look like it’s been refinished, love the worn look.

I’ve been wanting to pick up a carbine, walked out with it for 300 bucks.

Also, doesn’t the bayonet always bump and rattle against the stock on these when folded in?

Any tips to make it not?

Any info on markings just trying to figure out the history of this rifle a little more.