There have been a handful or two which are older than this 1905 Tula M91. So the early make is rather neat, but it's not the most interesting part. It's also in unusually good condition for a Spanish Civil War (SCW) veteran, but again, not the most unusual feature.
It is a typical mixmaster with Tula, Izhevsk, Sestroryetsk, Remington, and New England Westinghouse (N.E.W.) arsenal parts, from both the Imperial and Soviet eras. Both Spanish styled wire sling hangers are present in the slots of the very nice walnut N.E.W. stock. The receiver has the "Made In U.S.S.R" stamp, denoting the 1950's styled import mark from Spain. Sights have not been altered, and it's complete with a cleaning rod.
Oh, you folks are probably waiting for the interesting part, eh?![[smile]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/001.gif "Smile [smile]")
Well, the bolt is completely mismatched, so that's not it. Most SCW Mosin Nagants have few or no matching numbers at all. But this one has been arsenal re-matched to the barrel serial number on the magazine floorplate (in a weird spot) and again on the stock buttplate.
I don't recall ever seeing this level of effort by the Spaniards to match numbers on the old warhorses. Just doesn't happen. Cool, IMO.
Well, that's it (and the funky unknown cartouche on top of the stock heel)! Pics, enjoy, and thanks for looking.
It is a typical mixmaster with Tula, Izhevsk, Sestroryetsk, Remington, and New England Westinghouse (N.E.W.) arsenal parts, from both the Imperial and Soviet eras. Both Spanish styled wire sling hangers are present in the slots of the very nice walnut N.E.W. stock. The receiver has the "Made In U.S.S.R" stamp, denoting the 1950's styled import mark from Spain. Sights have not been altered, and it's complete with a cleaning rod.
Oh, you folks are probably waiting for the interesting part, eh?
Well, the bolt is completely mismatched, so that's not it. Most SCW Mosin Nagants have few or no matching numbers at all. But this one has been arsenal re-matched to the barrel serial number on the magazine floorplate (in a weird spot) and again on the stock buttplate.
I don't recall ever seeing this level of effort by the Spaniards to match numbers on the old warhorses. Just doesn't happen. Cool, IMO.
Well, that's it (and the funky unknown cartouche on top of the stock heel)! Pics, enjoy, and thanks for looking.
