What are the odds that the mosins we get saw battle ?

[kris smith]

I have a 23 izzy a 53 romainina m44 and a 55 t53 what are te chances any of these saw battle and what do you guys have that saw battle

[paul0660]

Depends on what you mean. Made it to the front, maybe, shot at a bad guy, less likely. Cleaned from the muzzle so much that it needed counterboring, more usual.

[John Browning]

The first one, the chances are excellent. The others, I'd say the chances are slim. During WWII, the Soviets didn't really seem to have a reserve supply. Make it, ship it to front, hand to Ivan, hand Ivan's friend bullets, go.

[Peter in CA]

Mosins in battle

I own a 1938 Izzy M91/30 with a "P 41" and "SA" markings, that has what appears to be pieces of shrapnel in the forward part of the stock, along with a small amount of damage.

My guess is that it saw some action at the front during the Winter War.

Peter in CA

[Paulie Lugnuts]

Many were rearsenalled after the war so it can be hard to tell. I'd bet most did see action at some point though.

[John Browning]

I own a 1938 Izzy M91/30 with a "P 41" and "SA" markings, that has what appears to be pieces of shrapnel in the forward part of the stock, along with a small amount of damage.

My guess is that it saw some action at the front during the Winter War.

Peter in CA

Only one way for a rifle to be captured by the Finns....

[rojocorsa]

I'm willing to bet at least my 1931 Ex-drag was somewhere. It's re-arsenaled and it came with a post-war laminate stock.

[paul0660]

my 1931 Ex-drag was somewhere.

It was somewhere.

I understand the overlying question, but we don't know, except for the Mauser I am trying to sell.

We are talking about rifles. Any soldier would tell you they would rather not see balls to the wall number crunch battle.

[Root66]

I've wondered the same thing about all of my battle rifles; not only if they were used in battle but whether or not they actually killed somebody.

[Fate]

I know my old Finn rifles did as well as my Finn captured SVT-40. Same goes for my vet bringback M44.

[mosinnagantm9130]

Depends entirely on the rifle.

[Vlad 11]

Izzy and Romainina were such a nice couple, sad they got sent to the front ...

[Eddie1965]

I have a Romanian contract VZ-24 which more than likely saw action on the eastern front and I also have No. 4 from 1943, as short handed as the British were during that time, the chances that it made it to the front line are pretty good.

[navycorpsman]

I have a 1943 M44 that for sure saw action in germany

[Jayhawker]

My Remington M1917 saw action in WWI and was brought back home as a war trophy.