Thanks for watching guys! I hope you haven't been bitten too badly by the Russian ammo ban! if you have any prayer requests, or any mosin questions, please don't hesitate to send me an email: captainrex1995@gmail.com
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@JohnDoe-es3dy2 жыл бұрын
My first rifle I bought when I turned 18 was a 1898 Finnish m39. Still got that old girl, alot of history.
@rockanderson22552 жыл бұрын
The American-made WWI vintage hex receiver mosins (Remington, New England Westinghouse) were not dated under the tang.
@teru7974 ай бұрын
but none of those are antiques
@MavHunter20XX2 ай бұрын
@@teru797 wut?
@teru7972 ай бұрын
@@MavHunter20XX Yeah the American ones were made after 1898 which don't qualify them as being antiques according to the ATF.
@MavHunter20XX2 ай бұрын
@@teru797 How about in another few years?
@teru7972 ай бұрын
@@MavHunter20XX nope never. 1898 is the cut off date. blame the atf
@ghriszlybare2547 Жыл бұрын
Mine was built in 1942. The craftsmanship on these old rifles is superb! after 100 years theyre still a reliable platform
@Raider2142 жыл бұрын
Mine was an Izhevsk 1924 dated barrel, but the tang stamp had a 2 digit 98 with the Sestroryetsk arrow mark. When I disassembled it for cosmolene removal I was overjoyed. Sestroryetsk was the imperial armorer so this thing was an old imperial, eventually getting a barrel dated 1924, the end of the revolution, and then living out the rest of its life as a Soviet. I wish these rifles could talk because you're right. These rifles tell a story, and each lived its own unique life.....its truly humbling to be able to be part of its story now
@aryanson2 жыл бұрын
I used to have a pre 1898 Mosin Nagant, receiver tang marked 1896, I wish this rifle could have talked because the receiver and stock, had Russian, Soviet, Nazi, Arabic and Israeli markings. What stories it could have told!
@Raider2142 жыл бұрын
@@aryanson thats incredible! The legacy that rifle carried could have its own documentary series. Thats what I love about those rifles. We get to become the next part of its living legend and keep the story alive.
@aryanson2 жыл бұрын
@@Raider214 Indeed it could. That's what I love about surplus. A friend of mind bought an Egyptian Hakim rifle when they first started importing those. When he disassembled it, he found a folded up photograph of a smiling Egyptian soldier, standing next to his wife who was holding a baby, and another young child. He sent the photograph along with pictures of the Arabic markings on the rifle and a letter how he obtained the rifle to the Egyptian Embassy, and was surprised, a couple of months later, when he got a letter from the person who was in the photograph, thanking him for returning the picture, and how his kids, who were now grown, enjoyed seeing the photo of him as a soldier. I had another friend that bought a rather well used Garand that had the remains of three broken human teeth embedded in the stock, but I guess that's another story.
@Raider2142 жыл бұрын
@@aryanson man stuff like that is priceless. The rifle you can put a monetary value on but its story, and moments like that you just can't price.
@GuitarDudeC2 жыл бұрын
I've got a 91/30 with a barrel stamp of 1927 that I need to go take a look at now. Great video. I'm glad I can always come back and reference these when I'm out Mosin hunting.
@timadams9189 Жыл бұрын
If the barrel date is different than the tang, it means that the barrel was likely replaced at some point. If the dates and serial numbers match, the rifle has more collectors' value. This means the rifle is as originally manufactured. I have a 91/30 dated 1930 on both the barrel and the tang with identical factory stamps and matching serial numbers.
@treadmarsh10942 жыл бұрын
Very good information. Thank you, I will be checking mine.
@darrinfry2251 Жыл бұрын
Great information to know thank you.
@najruqwi70082 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this with us. Great video I learned a lot 👍👍👍
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear, thank you for watching!
@OZmancomes2 жыл бұрын
You got me breaking down my mosin now…1934 barrel and 34 receiver.
@tw350z7 Жыл бұрын
wow!! i thought i had seen all there is to know for Mosin Nagants ,then i come across your video. My mosin has a barrel date of 1929. i will check the receiver later .it is a hex receiver.
@michaelstupak21222 жыл бұрын
I have a Finnish M39, 1942 Sako on the barrel and 1894 Izhevsk receiver.
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Awesome Michael, that's a really neat gun! Thanks for sharing!
@randalldunkley104215 күн бұрын
If you read the entire NFA on antique definition, it only applies to firearms manufactured before Dec. 31st, 1898 and does not have a receiver, does not chamber a caliber that is readily available from retail sources. Does not use center fire ammunition. All Mosin rifles and carbines are firearms. None are exempt.
@bruhmandude55514 күн бұрын
Actually tecnicly they aren't subject to the rule as the ammo isn't made in the us anymore and if it is i cant find any " any firearm using fixed ammunition manufactured in or before 1898, for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade"
@twitchysmith89142 жыл бұрын
Good info...will do!
@kurtwest53062 жыл бұрын
Mine has a star 1932 on the barrel, and a star 32 under the tang, and it is a hex reciever with matching bolt. WOW!
@danielsweeney1902 жыл бұрын
Dude thats sick I actually have one just like that but made in 1931
@USArmy912225 ай бұрын
@@danielsweeney190 what is the approx value if you know?
@danielsweeney1905 ай бұрын
@@USArmy91222 I wish I knew, I got it for 500 bucks about 2 and a half years ago, I should get it checked out by a professional
@kennethhuff71582 жыл бұрын
My MN has the same barrel stamped Remington Armory 1917 both barrel and receiver are stamped with what appears to be a small crown or leaf with two marks below that, I purchased this gun from Roses department store in the mid eighties for 28.00 the store clerk took me to the storage room to pick it out they had eight or ten boxes each box held several rifles I pick through these and got the tightest one I could find, couple years ago you could find them around here for three to five hundred they have disappeared now. I should have purchased the whole lot but I love my old rifle it's my most priced gun.
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kenneth, thanks for sharing that awesome story! I would love to see pictures of your rifle, please feel free to send me an email anytime!
@westlands7039 ай бұрын
I have a Finnish VKT M39 rifle stamped 1942. Upon disassembly, it has an 1897 Tula hex receiver. The date was stamped on the lower tang of the receiver. The ATF confirmed it was an antique and fell under the 1968 Federal Firearms Act, which declared any firearm manufactured 70 years before the act was passed as an antique (in or before 1898). An antique remains an antique even if you re-barrel it or replace the stock. I bought it as a Curio or Relic (C&R) firearm under 27 CFR § 478.11. If you modify a C&R, the changes may remove its C&R status, not so with an antique.
@bhoward93782 жыл бұрын
Interesting info. Subscribed.
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you very much!
@reddevilparatrooper2 жыл бұрын
Interesting!!! I have to look at mines. I have a Soviet M91/30 and a Finish M39.
@WhattAreYouSaying2 жыл бұрын
I have an interesting (probably not) Mosin. It's an Izhevsk 91/30 made in 1942 with a round receiver. But under the tang it says 19. Do you know what this means? It can't have been made in 1919, because it has a round receiver, is really crude and have a lot off machining/tool marks and bad finish, like you see on the wartime produced Mosins. What can the number 19 mean? Thanks.
@randallsullivan3692Ай бұрын
My Mosin has a hex receiver but, the barrel is stamped "New England Westinghouse" and dated 1915.
@wesleybaessler2815 Жыл бұрын
What is the writing on the receiver and what does it mean? Mine has the same.
@jamesowens27812 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. Can you tell me the tool used to remove the lug bolt in the center of the stock ?
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Hi James, this is what you are looking for! brassstacker.com/mosin-nagant/Mosin-Nagant-Recoil-Lug-Nut-Spanner-Wrench.html
@ivang18 Жыл бұрын
Bro you lost me at "faiynger"...lol...thanks for a great information on hex recievers.
@michaeloreagan9758 Жыл бұрын
Now i have an 1894 dated barrel, took the rifle apart and on the tang it just says "9 upward facing arrow 4" is that for 1894 aswrll or would it have to say actually 1894.
@dangerousfreedom49652 жыл бұрын
You need to remove the sling before the rear barrel band
@jtfoog52202 жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing that out with your FAYNgur - Lol!
@Coltongoold6 ай бұрын
Just got mine time for it to tell me a tale
@dangerousfreedom49652 жыл бұрын
“My Finggger”
@fratercontenduntocculta81615 ай бұрын
Nice East German sling. Quite rare those are. Mine is a 1928 hex.
@cameronjellison20858 ай бұрын
I just bought a 1905 hex receiver, a Finnish m39 rebarrelled in 1968.
@badapple94822 жыл бұрын
I have a 91/24 with a Bohler Sthal barrel. It's a little late in the day for me to check the tang on the receiver but it is a hex with SA markings. It has a stepped barrel and is missing the wood from the top of the barrel, I'm thinking about making the wood, do you have any idea where I could find one that would fit?
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Hi, thanks for watching! Your best bet is to buy a reproduction hand guard, and then do so sanding on the inside as needed. The stepped barrels will not fit the normal M91 handguard, Finland actually ran into this problem as well. They had to modify standard handguards so they could fit the thicker barrel! www.ebay.com/itm/254392457131
@badapple94822 жыл бұрын
@@BigSamMosinMuseum Thats an excellent idea. Thanks for the link. Subbed and voted.
@edbecka2332 жыл бұрын
Try SARCO or Numrich.
@fredfloyd342 ай бұрын
Should make a 30round clip for these mosins...adapter...
@Bigtjr-mj8op2 жыл бұрын
I have 2 mosins, ones an 1895 Finnish that was redone in 1942, and my other is a 1942 russian 91/30
@stevenh.390 Жыл бұрын
I just got an ex dragoon 1925 Mosin Hex. Very interested to check now!
@BigSamMosinMuseum Жыл бұрын
Congrats Steven! Let us know what you find out!
@Nipplator99999999999 Жыл бұрын
What exactly does a 1917 Remington 1891 with 909r on the naughty side of the tang mean?
@johnspencer72912 жыл бұрын
checked mine,i have a hex reciever,it just has two numbers 34,so im guessing its a 1934
@JohnWaldron-cm7ceАй бұрын
It can be hard to find an original M1891, especially with the Tzarist eagles, as they were ground off many times by users during Russia's civil war-John in Texas
@MavHunter20XX2 ай бұрын
Can you have a Izhevsk Barrel w/ a Tula receiver?
@MavHunter20XX2 ай бұрын
Never mind, you explained it in another video that it is possible.
@WarriorLL2 жыл бұрын
I think you misspoke, you kept saying "laws" instead of "infringements"
@kraeber56102 жыл бұрын
I have an ex dragoon dated 1925 on the barrel but on the receiver it's dated 1903. Is this a normal thing, ofc its got a hex receiver too but now im curious.
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Hi Kraeber, cool gun! It is common to see that with dragoons from the mid 20's, especially from Izhevsk. During the Russian Revolution, many skilled workers from the Izhevsk factory either left or were killed (a topic for a separate video!). Probably due to the loss of skilled labor, or because of so many parts guns left over from WW1, many old recievers were recycled with new barrels! This definitely makes your gun that much more interesting!
I have one with the distance on the rear sight being in Arshins. I figure that's pretty old.
@ExtraWeenieSauce7 ай бұрын
The one I just got is a 1935 pre war mosin
@jacobblomquist5288 Жыл бұрын
I have a 1926 Ishevsk hex receiver ex dragoon.
@chris.37112 жыл бұрын
I got what appears to be either a 1931 or 1934 receiver with a 1935 barrel. The receiver stamp is very light and I can't tell what the last number is.
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
That's really neat, Chris! We will be doing a video soon of a 91/30 with a 1935 barrel and a 1934 reciever, stay tuned!
@nate47452 жыл бұрын
My hex receiver tang has the bow and arrow and the single digit 3. What does that mean?
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
Hi Nate, if the 3 looks like the one in the thumbnail of this video, it is probably an inspector or quality control mark. The bow and arrow indicates it was made by Izhevsk before 1928! It's interesting that there is no date, every Mosin is unique! What is the date of the barrel?
@nate47452 жыл бұрын
@@BigSamMosinMuseum On the barrel is stamped 1941, and I believe a mark of another maker, which is a triangle inside a circle. I have shot the rifle and it seems to be fairly accurate. It won't win any beauty contest, tho. It looks like it may have seen service.
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
That's cool Nate! I think I know what this gun is, I would love to see a picture of the barrel markings, please feel free to send me an email at: captainrex1995@gmail.com
@coltons4436 Жыл бұрын
Mine doesn’t have a date
@dondavis25462 жыл бұрын
I have an old hex receiver
@joshottinger63803 ай бұрын
There is no possible way your M91/30 was built in 1934 or 1936. The reason for the numbered name is because Mosin Rifles began production in 1891 and they ended production in 1930. If you live in America and have a Mosin that is stamped with any year after 1930, that designates when it was shipped to the U.S. THERE ARE NO M91/30 RIFLES BUILT AFTER 1930
@spencer61042 жыл бұрын
Mine is a 1943 Izhevsk rifle, I checked and it proudly bears the triangle with an arrow in the middle, and no date! Still awesome. A hex receiver is always a dead giveaway that you are dealing with an old papa mosin, way more time consuming to make, that is why it was done away with during the Second World War.
@alphadogzairsoftfamily72452 жыл бұрын
1893 lol idk but I will
@benkanobe75002 жыл бұрын
Request: Accurizing the 91/30 without destroying it. How to?
@JohnDoe-es3dy2 жыл бұрын
Add add a shim under the screw that holds trigger spring/sear. You can adjust the trigger weight with the size of the shim. Add keep the action screws snug. She is what she is. Practice. Had some shoot great others not so much.
@WhattAreYouSaying2 жыл бұрын
You can use sandpaper inside the stock to make the barrel more free floating, it should give better accuracy. It's not visible on the outside and will not destroy the rifle or ruin it's value.
@edbecka2332 жыл бұрын
My 91/30 is dated 1942 on the barrel under the commie stamp. There is NO date stamp on the underside of the tang, nor other stamping anywhere around the recoil lug on the bottom of the receiver. The top of the receiver has a strange not-quite-round shape that could be from some potatoed-up Ivan slave making a botch of rounding off a hex. It has a minor pointy ridge down the top center where the left and right curves meet. Wish we could post photos here.
@TheThridwolf2 жыл бұрын
The hex was made before 1899?
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
A good way to look at it is that all antiques are hex recievers, but not all hex recievers are antiques
@mattstarr82032 жыл бұрын
ammunition for 7.62 x54 R ? plus don't use high pressure ammunition in old guns
@gizengar1112 жыл бұрын
What do you consider high pressure?
@mattstarr82032 жыл бұрын
@@gizengar111 modern ammunition
@aryanson2 жыл бұрын
@@mattstarr8203 I have shot surplus ammo in several pre 98 Mosins without a problem that action is strong, I had one, marked 1895, with a completely shot out barrel and a heavily pitted receiver, and tried to blow it up and couldn't, I did succeed in rupturing one side of the barrel the split starting right in front of the rear sight and going about 10 inches forward, but when I unscrewed it from the receiver, I could see nothing that would have prevented the receiver from being reused. The only ones I was leery of were the Chinese Type 53 copies, I have seen several of these receivers crack with surplus loads
@PlayingWithFireOutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Lol that's hilarious, the ammo hasn't changed much since they set the pattern .
@user-oe5ll3lx3z9 ай бұрын
I have a 1955 romanian m44 that is import marked as hungarian . Have you ever heard of this?
@hamadaelmozz47852 жыл бұрын
My gun has number 99 r and = behind the trigger n the year on muzzle 1932
@meoffjack2 жыл бұрын
Fänger
@CoryAlley10 ай бұрын
Oh they are firearms in michigan you gotta do a background check and everything
@alanbud51812 жыл бұрын
Any Mosin in 2022 is an antique🧐🤷♂️
@eliasujashvili71133 ай бұрын
Fanger.
@victorshults2422 жыл бұрын
🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍
@kb7.622 жыл бұрын
1943 ichev
@Wicked5052 жыл бұрын
Mine says 917 I wonder why
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
around WW1 you will see reciever dates missing the first digit, so instead of 1917, they would put 917. That's a neat rifle, thanks for sharing!
@Wicked5052 жыл бұрын
@@BigSamMosinMuseum makes sense , so my receiver matches my barrel
@miketaylor52122 жыл бұрын
your fanger you must be in s.e. ky.
@BigSamMosinMuseum2 жыл бұрын
You guessed it! My fanger can also pronounce 'Louisville' using only one syllable!