First, thanks to Mosinjunkie for the info about an old relic I had in the back of my collection of WWII Infantry Rifles. He advised:
You have a 1932 Soviet M91/30 Mosin Nagant manufactured at the Izhevsk Arsenal (Wreathed Soviet Hammer and Sickle). The "r" symbol is the Russian abbreviation for year.
This has a serial # of 66743 on the barrel under the 1932r..with a triangle under it with an arrow inside the triangle. There is a "D" stamped off to the right side of the triangle.
Now, the bolt also has the serial # 66743 stamped on it, but it is underneath the # 34422 that has been punched through with a chisel in the shape of an arrowhead.
The only history of this I have available is that I bought it for $50.00 at the Fort Worth gun show in 1993.
Are there any sites that track the serial # on these rifles? What fun this is trying to figure out what all the little characters stamped on this rifle, on the metal and stock.
I had it checked out at the local gunsmith shop and was told the rifling is good and the end of the barrel had been bored a little at some time. It is said to be safe to shoot, looking for ammo now, and would like to find a rubber pad to cover the metal buttplate.
I have a K98 that feels like I am holding a piece of 1/8th inch steel on my shoulder
whilst someone smacks it with a baseball bat when I fire it. I'm either too old or too skinny.
Love these boards. I have been reading and grinning for a couple hours. Thanks for any info or steerage y'all can provide.
Tim
You have a 1932 Soviet M91/30 Mosin Nagant manufactured at the Izhevsk Arsenal (Wreathed Soviet Hammer and Sickle). The "r" symbol is the Russian abbreviation for year.
This has a serial # of 66743 on the barrel under the 1932r..with a triangle under it with an arrow inside the triangle. There is a "D" stamped off to the right side of the triangle.
Now, the bolt also has the serial # 66743 stamped on it, but it is underneath the # 34422 that has been punched through with a chisel in the shape of an arrowhead.
The only history of this I have available is that I bought it for $50.00 at the Fort Worth gun show in 1993.
Are there any sites that track the serial # on these rifles? What fun this is trying to figure out what all the little characters stamped on this rifle, on the metal and stock.
I had it checked out at the local gunsmith shop and was told the rifling is good and the end of the barrel had been bored a little at some time. It is said to be safe to shoot, looking for ammo now, and would like to find a rubber pad to cover the metal buttplate.
I have a K98 that feels like I am holding a piece of 1/8th inch steel on my shoulder
whilst someone smacks it with a baseball bat when I fire it. I'm either too old or too skinny.
Love these boards. I have been reading and grinning for a couple hours. Thanks for any info or steerage y'all can provide.
Tim
