Since I had the camera out for some photos of the Mausers I figured I might as well take some of the Mosins! From Top to bottom: 91/30 M38 Laminate Stock M-44 Finnish M-39 VKT
Nice Family Pic's really nice!!! that M-44 looks like it has a stock reinforcing bolt behind the trigger guard, never saw one like that, any idea why it is???
Stewart, that's a nice looking family of girls ya got, fer sure. I like the looks of the laminated 44. I can't recall ever seeing one in person out here.
Thanks, I believe that in the laminates they did put reinforcing bolts behind the trigger area that you don't have in the hardwoods.
yep,mine has one as well but i don't have means to send pics.-those are all beautiful,the m-39 looks almost identical to mine,even the grain is close.
Careful, Gentlemen. The gun control freaks might read some of this and accuse us of incestuous gun breeding... That's some mighty fine shootin iron, Stewart.
O.K., what's with the Gold Star thing? I only got one and now my wife's going to think I turned my homework in late or something. And look at Papa G.......! By golly Sir, you can pull rank on the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and then some!
I have the utmost respect for Papa......he can be my commander any day.....and that's fer sure, lol. Besides, I've always been one of those trench guys....I like it out there, he he he he.
THANKS DALE!!! i 'm just another slug, trenchman myself. just another irregular guy!!! GOT PRUNE JUICE???
BOLT The stock bolt is fairly common on M44 laminates. Some of them would split from recoil, since the laminations run front to rear and the rear action bolt would act like a wedge.
91/30 pics Top 1931 hex that I refinished with polyurethane. The wood turned out awesome. It goes from almost blonde to black and I get lots of comments on it. Bottom..1926 Tula that has been factory refurbished and unissued. Still has the shellac on the metal for the sling holes. All matching numbers. These are my two favorite Mosins.
Absolutely spendid rifles, rtlesnkesbite. I'd be embarassed to post pictures of mine after taking a look at those. But you know, if you were any kind of a man at all, that table would be made out of Russian Birch and covered in a red colored shellac..... You can see how much I have to offer this forum lately. Thanks for the photos!
Stewart I couldnt help notice how different the markings are on your 91/30 Tula and mine. Heres a picture of what mine looks like. You guys are going to be sorry I ever got a digital camera!
rtlesnkessbite, Yes and I see why, it appears that you have one of the early Dragoon rifles which was later converted into a 91/30, that's a nice plus. Check out the links that I have included below, the first has photos of the receiver markings, you will see one that matches yours that is a dragoon. The second link shows all of the Tula and Izzy markings along with non convert 91/30 markings. http://www.mosin-nagant.net/Russian-Proofs1.html http://www.mosin-nagant.net/Soviet-M9130.html
