Mosin Warhorses

[GunnyUSMC]

I have never been a big fan of refurbed Mosins. The pretty bluing, flaking shellac and forced matched numbers. I feel that they had so much history scrubed off of them.
I really like the Warhorses that have that BTDT (Been There, Done That) look.
Everytime I come across one I try to buy it, or tread a nice looking refurb of the same make and year for it.
Here are a few that I have in my collection.

[Swagman00]

What the....round receivers!? Get 'em outta there!

Looking good IMHO.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Nice collection.

[NOTABIKER]

I went the other way, down to a humble Chinese T 53. it is a good one and i am sure it will flawlessly out live me.
Nice collection, thanks for sharing.

[Garand Hunter]

What NO Finns ? !!

Psalm 1

[GunnyUSMC]

What NO Finns ? !!

Psalm 1

There are three Finn marked rifles in that bunch and two SCW.

I'll try and pull out the M91 Warhorses. I'll also look to see if I still have the well worn M39.

[Enfield47]

Gunny, are the unreferbed Mosins you have import marked? Could these have been Soviet captured rifles that the US or UK found in German occupied areas and later imported into the US?

[GunnyUSMC]

Gunny, are the unreferbed Mosins you have import marked? Could these have been Soviet captured rifles that the US or UK found in German occupied areas and later imported into the US?

Firearms that came in from other countries were required to have the country of origin stamped on them prior to the firearms control act of '68. This is why you see "Made in USSR" stamped on SCW rifles. Just like the 1926 Izhevsk M91 Dragoon in this pic.


And the 1936 Tula in this one.

But SCW rifles have shown up without the Made in USSR stamp. It is speculated that the importer just miss stamping the rifle, or that some of the 2,800 Americans that volunteered to fight in The Abraham Lincoln Brigade carried some home.
I will have to take a closer look today, when I get home from work, to see if the others are import marked are not.

[GunnyUSMC]

Four are not import marked.
1898 Izhevsk Dragoon SA marked


1934 Tula


1925 Izhevsk Ex-Dragoon


1929 Izhevsk Dragoon SA marked

[smle-man]

There are war trophy MNs around from WW2, Korea, and Vietnam. I picked up a couple over the years when I was in the service from guys who brought them back from VN. I also got a T53 or two and an SKS or two from NCOs who got tired of the 'old guns' sitting in the closet or their wife nagged them enough to get rid of them.

[GunnyUSMC]

Here is my M39 Warhorse. I have two other M39 and a M27, but they are to pretty to call Warhorses.





It may take me a little longer to get to all the M91s.

[Enfield47]

Gunny, those Mosins that aren't import marked are interesting. I wish there was a way to find out their history. It seems pretty rare to see unrefurbed Mosins that weren't GI bringbacks.