Mosin-Nagant

The Mosin-Nagant (?????-

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?????) is a military rifle that was used by the armed forces of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union and was in service in various forms from 1891 until the 1960s, when it was finally replaced in its final function as a sniper rifle by the SVD rifle (??????????? ???????? ????????? - Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova - Dragunov's Sniper Rifle).

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Rifle - Imperial Russia - Soviet Union - 1891 - 1960s - Sniper - SVD rifle

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The rifle was originally the "winner" of a competition in Imperial Russia meant to replace the antiquated Berdan rifles then in use (which were single-shot breech-loading rifles, similar to the British Martini rifle). Sergei Ivanovich Mosin submitted a design, which was combined with that of the design of the Belgian designer Leon Nagant (which the army had favored) to pander to Russia's national pride, and the resulting rifle, the Mosin Nagant Model 1891 was accepted for service.

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Berdan rifle - Martini rifle - Sergei Ivanovich Mosin - Leon Nagant

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The Mosin-Nagant was the preferred weapon of Soviet sniper during World War II. It served quite prominently in the Battle of Stalingrad which made heroes of men like Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev. They were very much respected then and now for being very rugged, reliable, accurate, and easy to maintain.

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Soviet - Sniper - World War II - Battle of Stalingrad - Vasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev

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The cartridge it was designed for, the Russian 7.62x54R, has been in service continuously since its adoption, and remains so to this day. Millions of Mosin-Nagant rifles were made and after the introduction of the SKS and AK series rifles, stockpiled in vast armories in the Soviet Union. Recently a large quantity of them have found their ways into the American market as antiques and collectables and also as a dependable, reasonably accurate, and cheap plinking and hunting rifle. Due to the gargantuan surplus created by the Soviet industry during WWII, these rifles can be acquired today for as little as 50 United States Dollars.

Related Topics:
Cartridge - 7.62x54R - SKS - AK

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