Russian "Peter the Great" M91's.

[glennsche]

The handguards with the 2 brass end caps are a late dragoon item that was designed around late 1926 to replace the then current version of the dragoon handguard that had a brass endcap at the front and wooden "ears" at the back that wrapped around the front of the rear sight base. These dragoon handguards were rather fragile at the bak, so the ears were deleted and the brass endcap added.

This style was used on the 91/30 also, up until 1942, when the brass endcaps were replaced with steel. Late dragoon and early 91/30 brass endcaps are identifiable by the large and visible copper, then brass, rivets that hold the end caps on. Later versions of the brass end caps had smaller brass rivets, then went to a crimped on style.

Model 91 handguards do not have the metal endcaps, but do have the little metal "fingers" that go under the bands to hold the hand guard on. Early original M91 handguards have brass or copper rivets holding the fingers on, later replacement handguards have white metal rivets.

great info sir. thank you.

[6mmintl]

Mustang, you better clean up that rust (I mean patina) on the second one.

[glennsche]

i bid and lost on one of these this morning. once it went north of 250 i kinda loss interest.

is that what they go for now? i thought only the minty westinghouses were at that level now.

[Flyin Brian]

i bid and lost on one of these this morning. once it went north of 250 i kinda loss interest.

is that what they go for now? i thought only the minty westinghouses were at that level now.

I don't think I have seen many M-91s for sale recently at less than $250, especially if it is one that survived in the wild without having gone to Finland

[Mustang]

I think minty M91's of any stripe go for more than $250.

I got mine some time back and have not been following the market.

[Emdawg]

i bid and lost on one of these this morning. once it went north of 250 i kinda loss interest.

is that what they go for now? i thought only the minty westinghouses were at that level now.

$300 and up seems to be the pricing nowadays.

[G-Man WC]

Very nice, thanks for the pic's. -g

[Fate]

The serial numbers on the sides of the receiver are likely added by the importer. I'm guessing there are small import marks on the end of the barrel near the muzzle?

[Syntax Error]

SVT-40, your collection never ceases to amaze. I only have my humble M91 Remington contract, with intact Imperial Russian iconography:

[empirearms]

I'd love to have one like that on a 91/30 let alone an original 91... let alone two!

Actually no 91/30 rifles have "Peter The Great" markings. as the 91/30 did not appear until 1930.