1936 Tula MO marked 91/30

[vit]

Latest Mosin find, got it just before GN came back.
Found this one at a Dunhams store. 94 bucks out the door. 36 Tula with a 46 and MO stamps. Mostly Izhevsk parts stamped to match. I wouldn't pay much premium for the MO, but at a regular price... had to grab it.
Check out the Russian stock shim.
The bore is awesome - one thing I like about these fresh refurbs - not like some of the older secondary market rifles that may have seen some corrosive ammo and not much care.
This particular Dunhams had a lot of 91/30's (all Century imports), more than half were in laminated stocks - all the laminates had EP'ed floor plates - just an observation.

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[Dr. Gonzo GED]

What does the "MO" mean?

[mriddick]

No one really knows, many claim some military/police type function. I have only paid extra for war dated MO's.

[aliceinchains]

Nice looking rifle vit. But what is that MO stamp on top of the reciever? Well i see mriddick has replied. Still would like to know for sure.

Someone stamped it on there. Wish we could ask them what it stands for.

[Richard Simmons]

Beautiful rifle and nicely photographed!! Congratulations

[vit]

Thanks guys.
Here is some info on the MO stamp http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinMO.htm
Yet the dates stamped are from before the establishment of the "Ministerstvo Oborony". Maybe some day we will find out for sure.

[Hammerstrike44]

She's a beauty, thats for sure. This is an aside and has nothing to do with your beauty. I purchased a MN 1895 1912 czarist crest rifle once and refurbed the entire rifle. It was the second MN I had ever purchased. The first being a M44 with the cruciform bayonette. I did not consult anyone and simply broke the rifle down, stripped the finish off the barrel, the stock, the bands and completely refurbished everything. I had a gunsmith refinish and headspace the bore and interior of the barrel. Well guys, I ruined it's collector value, but have a pretty 2007 refurb MN 1895 1912 "MO" stamped rifle. Looks great and now that I ruined its collector value, fires great too (all the 1895s, 91/30 are great and accurate rifles and will fire any and almost all ammo you stick in the magazine.) I have refinished some of the round receivered 91/30 rifles and they look great too. I love my Mosin Nagants and give each a good Russian name. One of the 'cossack' rifles I bought for $129.00, I named Ivan. My favorite is the other MN 1895 1912 "MO" stamped rifle I found at a show where the vendor had almost nothing but MNs. He had the revolvers all the way to the 91/59s and know their worth. My un-touched Mosin Nagant 1895 1912r is named "Katushka".

[Penguin]

Looks like a good find one of these days I might get around to adding an MO marked one to my collection.