Mosin Nagant Identification
Article about: Hi guys - I've been fortunate to aquire a 1942 Mosin Nagant - Armoury refurbished and all matching numbers. Given my fascination with all things military I was wondering if anyone can tell b
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They look great together - I'm currently in negotiations to add one to my gun cabinet. Is it true that the folding bayonet was an integral part of the shooting balance on the M44? and is the reason it was 'fixed' to the fore-end as opposed to being carried separately for selected use?
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Hi Chris, the bayonet was almost always carried on the rifle (M91/30) as scabbards were rarely issued. The Russian tactical doctrin was to close with the enemy and kill him at close range. The rifle was expected to be shot with the bayonet fixed in place at all times.
Both the rifle and the M44 carbine were sighted accordingly for the weight of the fixed bayonet.
Cheers, Ade.
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Chris
No idea about the benefits of attached vs seperate bayos on these. An attached fixture would ensure availability when needed and was probably more relevant than balance during the design phase. But I really don't know.
Rick
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Hi Chris, the Russians were influenced mainly by the layout of the MP43/44 and perhaps the rotating bolt of the US M1. Kalashnikov simply took the best features of all designs he came across and combined them into his final design.
I think the G41 and M1 carbine actually had little influence in this case.
Cheers, Ade.
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i remember taking my m44 out to shoot. i was 16 and i happened to have a few rounds. having never fired a gun in my life, i was excited to drive down to an isolated field about 20 minutes away. i loaded her up, aimed at a metal bucket about 40 yards away, and had a blast. my first shot was a hit and i remember my shoulder being sore and not being able to hear for a week : )
it was definately worth it though! great first rifle to shoot haha
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Adrian Stevenson
Hi Chris, the Russians were influenced mainly by the layout of the MP43/44 and perhaps the rotating bolt of the US M1. Kalashnikov simply took the best features of all designs he came across and combined them into his final design.
I think the G41 and M1 carbine actually had little influence in this case.
Cheers, Ade.
Thanks Ade - I regularly 'slobber' over your Russian small arms collection, and hoped you'd respond to my question.
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ObKrieger
i remember taking my m44 out to shoot. i was 16 and i happened to have a few rounds. having never fired a gun in my life, i was excited to drive down to an isolated field about 20 minutes away. i loaded her up, aimed at a metal bucket about 40 yards away, and had a blast. my first shot was a hit and i remember my shoulder being sore and not being able to hear for a week : )
it was definately worth it though! great first rifle to shoot haha
My first rifle was an arcade .22 in Whitley Bay's Spanish City but my first ever centre-fire was a .270 fired in New Zealand in 1992. It scared the crap out of me, (but not for long)
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