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Austro-Hungarian Empire

Austro-Hungarian guard with Serbian POWs

Photo taken somewhere in Serbia during 1916

Austro-Hungarian soldiers of Guardhouse 13

Notice the M91 at the far left of the picture. M91 bayonets can also be see on the soldier's belts

Finnish troops during an honors ceremony

Notice the soldier on the right has an Austro-Hungarian M91 with an early finger rest. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva

Impressing the ladies with a Finnish M91

Notice the soldier's M91 has the swivel going straight through the wood with no escutcheon. This indicates the stock was used by the Austro-Hungarian empire during WW1. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva

Ambulances in Kivivaara are put in an air shelter

Notice this soldier has an early M91 stock with a finger rest, as well as an Austro-Hungarian rear sling swivel at the 6 o'clock position

Finnish security guard at the border in Kivivaara

Notice this soldier has an M91 with an Austro-Hungarian stock. It has the rear sling swivel on the bottom of the stock at the 6 o'clock position

The staff moves closer to the firing lines

Notice the soldier in the middle has an M91 with an Austro-Hungarian stock. The rear swivel is on the bottom of the stock, and there is no rear escutcheon. Photo courtesy of SA-Kuva

Polish soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

Austro-Hungarian soldier with Dragoon rifle & wire sling swivels

This rifle has single piece wire sling swivels going through the front and rear escutcheons. This is a very unusual combination

Austro-Hungarian cavern guard with M91 rifle

Primolano (just north of Monte Grappa). Entrance to the roadblock cavern.

Russian POWs working in the Dolomites

Russians working on cable car construction on the Obslauserriegel (Passo Ombretta) in the Italian Dolomites. Notice the Austro-Hungarian soldier, 3rd from the right, has an M91 rifle and a metal Mosin bayonet scabbard on his belt. Mosins even found their way to Italy during WW1

Austro-Hungarian station guards with M91 rifles

Station guard at the 2nd Infantry Division. 1917

Austro-Hungarian roadblock at the Italian front

Roadblock KERSCHOWEC against FLITSCH. Taken on July 4, 1916. Isonzo front

Church service with M91 rifles in the foreground

At the Russian front

Austro-Hungarian soldier with M91 in trench

Located in Podgajci, Croatia

Austro-Hungarian officers on the Strypa river

Notice the captured M91 rifles on the right

Austro-Hungarian War Museum with Mosin wire cutters

Notice the two M91 rifles with captured wire cutter attachments

Austro-Hungarian War Museum

Most likely in Vienna, notice the 1907 carbine on the bottom left of the cabinet

Austro-Hungarian soldier with M91 rifle

Austro-Hungarian soldiers climbing with Mosin Dragoons

Depicted here are two soldiers with Dragoon rifles. Notice the soldier's bayonet with sheath attached to hip. Taken at the Isonzo front, Italy

Austro-Hungarian soldiers pose with Mosin Dragoons

Two Mosin Nagant Dragoon rifles are visible in this photograph. Taken at the Isonzo front, Italy

Austro-Hungarian soldiers inspect captured M91 rifles

Austro-Hungarian soldier poses with his M91 rifle

This photograph features an M91 with an early pattern stock with no escutcheons

Austro-Hungarian soldiers in Poland

Austro-Hungarian stormtrooper training in Italy

seltene Aufnahme eines Soldaten mit Karabiner
und aufgebauten Drahtzerstörer
am Sturmübungsplatz Schabs!
Tirol - Südfront - I.WK!

Czech soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

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