Mosin N question

[marlin795]

I recently acquired this rifle. I just want to know why it has a slash (/43) next to the year 1932.

Thanks in advance




The rifle:

[Flyin Brian]

It's typically referred to as an "MO" marked rifle. The M O stands for Ministry of Defense and the 43 means it was transferred to them in 1943. It's a marking that some collectors are seeking, so it may be worth a bit more than a standard 91/30. Some of them are marked with 3 different years, so you will see mention of "triple MO marked" too.

[nick]

Pretty cool markings, congrats. You can find more info on 7.62x54r.net.

[marlin795]

Thanks Brian!

I have been searching for info regarding this. I had an idea it was part of a year, but not the MO part. Someone at Turners prob knew about this, it was hidden in the back of the shelf. The stock caught my attention.

Thanks again.

[Flyin Brian]

Here's the page I was trying to find earlier, it's got plenty of great info and an explanation of what the MO was and a database with a lot of data. Looks like there is only one other rifle in the data with a second date of '43.

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinMO.htm