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Russian M91

German373

This rifle was bought by me nearly two years ago. But it was hard to call it “rifle”; it was just rusty barrel and receiver! At the start of the restoration process I was trying to find some markings that can maybe still alive, but none of them survived. And I decided, if there are no makings, by which I can identify the manufacturer and date, I can choose the manufacturer myself! I decided that this rifle would be Remington produced rifle! For less than two years I have been finding Remington marked rifle parts all over Russia, and, what’s interesting, it was sometimes easier to find them than some Russian produced rifle parts! And now you can see the result! Yes, it still has some not Remington parts, or just unmarked, such as Finnish buttplate, some unknown rear sight base, or Izhevsk dragoon rear sight leaf and Westinghouse bayonet! It also has new made walnut stock, which is authentic for American made mosins! All metal parts; buttplate, sling escutcheons and nose cap were fixed to the stock by myself! Also, to find an original infantry cleaning rod is like to find a unicorn, so my cleaning rod was made by welding two cut pieces of dragoon cleaning rod!
It may look ugly, but the work is still in progress, and I will do all I can to make a full set Remington infantry mosin! And of course, it will never fire, only blank shooting, because of the barrel corrosion, and Russian gun law!

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Big Sam
Big Sam
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Jan 15

This is one of the coolest things I have seen in a while! There aren't really any Mosins in America that you can dig up from the ground, so it is a cool treat to see one of these. This gun is a great reminder of the times when Russo-American relations were in a much better place

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German373
Jan 15
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These are golden words, Big Sam! Judging by amount of Remington mosin part on russian market, and that in every soviet Western, such as “A man from the Boulevard des Capucines”, always as a “Wild West Winchester” was used Russian M-1895, it is clearly seen, what assist was made by U.S. to Russian Empire during the Great War and to White Movement in fight against Bolshevik curse! Wish one time, good relationship between our countries will return! And the sooner the better)

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American Dad x7
American Dad x7
Jan 14

This thing is like Two Face from Batman. Pristine stock and rear sight, and a receiver and barrel that looks like it was burnt in a fire. I love it! Good for you putting in all that work.

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German373
Jan 14
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Thank you!!! Yes, it looks a bit weird, but it has its’ own charm! But, when you hold this rifle in hands, you can feel the history, as well as any other mosin! This rifle has already been become an integral part of my life, even remember the situation, when my parents kicked me out of home, because they thought that I was doing foolish, useless an expensive things of restoring this rifle)

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