1893 nagant

njdave · 12-18-2006, 05:36 PM

i have an m91 built in 1893 at izzy. i would like to get another one from around the same date. anyone have any suggestions as to locating one?

Big Dog · 12-18-2006, 05:49 PM

It can be difficult finding one that old - many were converted in later years. My 1942 dated Finn M39 has an original 1895-dated receiver!
The hard part is having to disassemble the rifle to check the receiver date. Many vendors simply won't go to this trouble.

12-18-2006, 05:36 PM	#1
njdave Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1	1893 nagant i have an m91 built in 1893 at izzy. i would like to get another one from around the same date. anyone have any suggestions as to locating one?

12-18-2006, 05:49 PM	#2
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,205	It can be difficult finding one that old - many were converted in later years. My 1942 dated Finn M39 has an original 1895-dated receiver! The hard part is having to disassemble the rifle to check the receiver date. Many vendors simply won't go to this trouble. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.