** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Designed by Russian Colonel Sergei ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** It’s best known as the M1891 Mosin ...

The Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 bolt-action rifle combined a simple design by Russian Capt. Sergei Mosin with a five-round internal box magazine designed by Belgians Émile and Léon Nagant. Entering ...

Production of the Mosin-Nagant continued in the Soviet Union, but in 1930, the rifle underwent some notable changes. The basic M1891/30 saw the barrel shortened by about 3.5 inches to the length of ...

Key point: Russia’s Mosin rifle turned out to be a timeless classic still used in modern times. One of the most widely used weapons of the twentieth century was the predecessor to the legendary AK-47 ...