The M-91/30 Rifle
in Pictures

This section has many high detail pictures of the M-91/30 infantry rifle. Virtually every part of the weapon is photographed and described. To go to a specific part of the weapon simply click on the desired section below. I should warn you that some of these pages may take a little while to load.

 

Barrel Bands and Front Stock

The M-91/30 infantry rifle has a stock made of solid birch wood.  The front sling slot and cleaning rod can be seen in the upper right picture.

The two pictures below show more of the front stock and the barrel bands that secure the upper handguard to the weapon.  These bands are kept in place by metal springs in the stock.

 

Buttplate and Rear Stock

The two pictures below are of the rear portion of the rifle.  The first picture shows the placement of the rear sling slot, while the second gives some idea as to what the butt plate looked like (and the screw that fastened it to the stock).

 

The Receiver

This section features pictures of the M-91/30 receiver.  We will begin by looking at the markings stamped onto it.  They can be seen in the top right picture.  They show that the weapon was made at the Tula Arsenal sometime in 1943.  The serial number of the weapon is below these marks.

In the two photographs below you can see what the receiver looks like from the side.  The distinctive rounded receiver can be clearly seen in all of these pictures.

The round receiver was a distinctive feature of the M-91/30, although some early versions were still made using the older hexagonal receiver.

More details can be seen when the bolt is removed.  This is done by holding the trigger back and rotating the bolt upward, then pulling back.

The picture below shows the position of a stripper clip just prior to loading.  The clip is seated in narrow grooves milled into the top of the receiver.  These grooves can be seen in the bottom right photo just ahead of the bolt.

 

The Magazine and Trigger

The five round magazine is one of the the most distinctive features of any Mosin-Nagant.  This section shows several close up views of the trigger and magazine.

It can be easily opened by using any simple flat tool (like the M91/30's bayonet or the tool out of the cleaning kit).  It contains a simple leaf spring which can be easily removed when the magazine is opened to clean or remove ammunition.

  

Back to M-91/30
Rifle Main Page