MOSIN-NAGANT M1891 Description
7.62x54R, 5 round non-detachable mag., loaded individually or with 5 round stripper clips, 51 1/2 in. OAL. Manufactured by Chatellerault (1892-1895), Tula (1891-1926), Izhevsk (1891-1920), Sestroryetsk (1892-1919), Remington (1916-1918), and New England Westinghouse (1916-1918). In Russian service it was referred to as the "3-line rifle M1891". The M1891 was used widely in WWI and can be found with marks from many different countries (purchased or captured). By the outbreak of WWII, the M1891 was relegated to second-line status, with the Finnish Army being a notable exception. All M1891 rifles were built on hexagonal receivers.