I love it when Gunbroker sellers don't know what they have! Very poorly listed on a seven day auction, one bid, a week later, and it came home to me.
1918 Remington Arms Mosin Nagant, Model 1891. Made in the USA, traveled to Spain for the Civil War, and then back to the States.
Without good pics, I could still tell it was a Remington with wire loop hangers, and the seller did list the date in the description. But otherwise, I didn't know what I was going to receive until it arrived a couple of weeks ago.
Sadly, just the barreled receiver is original. Tula bolt and mag housing. Izhevsk barrel bands. Not sure about the cleaning rod - it is in the white, with a small and smooth knob. Unlike any other in my collection.
The stock is quite interesting, and has the typical SCW bent wire hangers. Grasping grooves are not centered on the crossbolt, but it has no remnants of the Remington Cartouche, or any other identifying marks. Very neat repair behind the tang. It does not look heavily sanded. Very dark grained, but doesn't appear to be walnut.... Maybe made in Spain?
Enough talk. The pics, and thanks for looking.
Oh, and the lovely gal, Wendy, got her first turkey today. Of course, she got the 13lb jake, and I got the 7lb hen....
1918 Remington Arms Mosin Nagant, Model 1891. Made in the USA, traveled to Spain for the Civil War, and then back to the States.
Without good pics, I could still tell it was a Remington with wire loop hangers, and the seller did list the date in the description. But otherwise, I didn't know what I was going to receive until it arrived a couple of weeks ago.
Sadly, just the barreled receiver is original. Tula bolt and mag housing. Izhevsk barrel bands. Not sure about the cleaning rod - it is in the white, with a small and smooth knob. Unlike any other in my collection.
The stock is quite interesting, and has the typical SCW bent wire hangers. Grasping grooves are not centered on the crossbolt, but it has no remnants of the Remington Cartouche, or any other identifying marks. Very neat repair behind the tang. It does not look heavily sanded. Very dark grained, but doesn't appear to be walnut.... Maybe made in Spain?
Enough talk. The pics, and thanks for looking.
Oh, and the lovely gal, Wendy, got her first turkey today. Of course, she got the 13lb jake, and I got the 7lb hen....
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