Remington 1917 Mosin M91

[Hoosier8]

Here is a Mosin I have. I thought it was matching but looking it up again the floor plate does not match. It may have been sanded at one time as suggested by someone. The one question that has not been answered is about the Remington's that were not sent out of the country or US surcharged and not sold to Bannerman, would they have been gussied up and sold to the public or as one poster suggested, given to an employee? I don't find much info on non import mark, non US marked, non SA marked Remingtons. The color of the photos is pretty accurate.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Cannot see your photos?

Is it marked in Cyrillic? Is it 8mm Lebel?

 

[Hoosier8]

Really? OK, they show up on my PC, I will try something different.

 

[easy]

Boxes full of x-es. Double refurb?

 

[Hoosier8]

Can you see them now?

 

[Miller Tyme]

If a late 1917 the date falls into the time frame of the Russian default on there contract, I have seen several that fall into that category that are not US Surcharged, although all of them where 1918 dated.

Could also be a "tool box" rifle

 

[rugertoter]

Nice rifle. You might want to check out some of the forums that specialize in Soviet/Russian weapons...they could most certainly answer your questions.

 

[rugertoter]

If a late 1917 the date falls into the time frame of the Russian default on there contract, I have seen several that fall into that category that are not US Surcharged, although all of them where 1918 dated.

Could also be a "tool box" rifle

This is true. ^^^^^ He knows his Mosins.

 

[Hoosier8]

If a late 1917 the date falls into the time frame of the Russian default on there contract, I have seen several that fall into that category that are not US Surcharged, although all of them where 1918 dated.

Could also be a "tool box" rifle

I am not familiar with that term. What does it mean?

 

[Hoosier8]

Nice rifle. You might want to check out some of the forums that specialize in Soviet/Russian weapons...they could most certainly answer your questions.

I have and have no more info. One thing that is pointed out is how orange the stock is compared to the US marked Remingtons. You can see in the channel how light it is.

 

[Hoosier8]

Did find this.

Very early M91 and Remington M91 production also had a number on the rear of the cocking knob, but it is rare to find a matching one now.
Mosin Nagant FAQs


U.S. Marked 1917 Remington M91
The cocking knob matches which is very uncommon to find on a Mosin.
U.S. Marked 1917 Remington M91

 

[88E30M50]

Nice rifle. Thanks for sharing those photos. We own a 1915 Westinghouse Mosin, which I really need to photograph as well as you did with yours. I love the American built Mosins.

 

[Miller Tyme]

Nice rifle. Thanks for sharing those photos. We own a 1915 Westinghouse Mosin, which I really need to photograph as well as you did with yours. I love the American built Mosins.

All N.E.W. Mosin Nagants where dated 1915 no matter what year they where produced.

 

[Denny347]

NICE FIND!!!

 

[johntheplinker]

Very nice!!! It doesn't really look sanded to me, the stock cartouches are too well defined and the finger grooves look to have sharp edges. If it was sanded, who ever did it took their time to not mess up those areas. One reason the external areas of the stock are darker than the barrel groove is the shellac used to finish it will darken when exposed to air and light.

 

[Hoosier8]

Very nice!!! It doesn't really look sanded to me, the stock cartouches are too well defined and the finger grooves look to have sharp edges. If it was sanded, who ever did it took their time to not mess up those areas. One reason the external areas of the stock are darker than the barrel groove is the shellac used to finish it will darken when exposed to air and light.

Well since I have not found another one like it, it is hard to say what is normal. If you look at the US marked ones, the wood pores are visible.