Russian and Soviet Mosin Nagant Marks

Russian and Soviet Mosin Nagant Marks
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Marks Introduction

Row	Column A	Column B	Column C
1	Chatellerault M91	Izhevsk Imperial M91 or Dragoon	Izhevsk Cossack
2	Izhevsk pre-1928 Soviet M91 or Dragoon	Izhevsk post-1928 Soviet Dragoon or M91/30	Izhevsk post-1938 Soviet M91/30, M38, or M44
3	Sestroryetsk Imperial M91	Tula Imperial M91, 1st pattern (courtesy of Robert Jensen)	Tula Imperial M91
4	Tula "Peter the Great" Imperial M91	Tula "Hammer" M91	Tula "Script" M91
5	Tula "PCFCP", 1st pattern M91	Tula "PCFCP", 2nd pattern M91	Tula "CCCP" pre-1928 Soviet M91 or Dragoon
6	Tula post-1928 Soviet Dragoon or M91/30	Tula post-1937 Soviet M91/30, M38, or M44	Intentionally left blank
7	Remington Armory 1915-1917	Remington Armory 1917-1918	New England Westinghouse Company early "curved logo" with large arc
8	New England Westinghouse Company late "curved logo" with small arc	New England Westinghouse Company "straight logo"	New England Westinghouse Company "straight logo", "stylized eagle"
See the New England Westinghouse Barrel Marks page for more detailed information.
9	Imperial Eagle from Peter the Great M91 Barrel shank	Imperial Eagle from New England Westinghouse M91 Barrel shank	Imperial Eagle and Cyrillic PK "Probaya Komissiya (Proof Commission)" Receiver and Barrel shank
10	Hammer & Sickle stamped over Eagle Receiver	Fox Arms logo New England Westinghouse subcontractor Receiver (courtesy of "Paul Reckamp")	KA3. Cossack rifle mark Barrel shank
11	Chatellerault mark Barrel shank	Chatellerault mark Side of tang	Chatellerault mark Side of tang
12	Izhevsk Bow and Arrow (pre 1928) Barrel shank	Izhevsk Arrow in Triangle (post 1928) Barrel shank	Soviet Crest Barrel shank
13	Izhevsk Bow and Arrow Bolt body	Izhevsk Bow and Arrow Cocking knob	Izhevsk Bow and Arrow Sear/Bolt stop
14	Tula Hammer (pre 1928) Receiver	Tula Arrow in Star (post 1928) Barrel shank	Intentionally left blank
15	Quality Control mark Bolt body	Sestroryetsk Arrow Trigger	Sestroryetsk Arrow Cocking knob
16	Tula Hammer in Circle Bolt body	Tula Star Bolt body	Tula Star Cocking knob
17	Remington Circle R Bolt body	New England Westinghouse E Bolt body	New England Westinghouse N Follower carrier spring
18	Refurbishment mark Barrel shank	Tula "S P" Sniper mark Barrel shank	Tula "S N" Sniper mark Barrel shank
19	Provisional black powder proof Barrel shank	Final black powder proof Barrel shank	Point of aim proof Barrel shank
20	Concentric "00" Accuracy proof Barrel shank (information courtesy of Vic Thomas)	"00" replaced concentric "00" for a brief time in the late '20s at Izhevsk Accuracy proof Barrel shank (information courtesy of Vic Thomas)	1891/59 M91/59 cut down from M91/30 Barrel shank
21	MO with extra date Ministry of Defense	MO with two extra dates Ministry of Defense	"bisected diamond 54" Ukrainian refurbishment mark and date Barrel shank
22	Tula Hammer and date (pre 1900) Tang	Tula Hammer and date (post 1900) Tang	Tula Star and date (post 1928) Tang
23	Izhevsk Bow and Arrow and date (pre 1928) Tang	Izhevsk Arrow in Triangle and date (post 1928) Tang	Tula Star and date stamped over Izhevsk Arrow in Triangle and date
24	Sestroryetsk Arrow and date (2 digit pre 1900) Tang	Sestroryetsk Arrow and date (3 digit post 1900) Tang	Training rifle mark On top of tang Also found on barrel forward of rear sight
25	Chatellerault Circle C and date Tang	Chatellerault Circle P, no date Tang	YY training rifle mark M44 bayonet locking ring
26	New England Westinghouse M with arrow (Can be other letters) On top of tang, no markings on bottom	Remington Circle R, no date Tang courtesty of Michael Coogan	Remington Circle R, no date Tang courtesty of Michael Coogan
27	Tula "hammer" cartouche with date Stock (courtesy of "doctundra")	Soviet "PCFCP" cartouche Stock (courtesy of "CR Hound")	Soviet "CCCP" cartouche Stock
28	Tula "Arrow in Star" and date Stock (courtesy of "JMG")	Arms depot/refurbishment mark from a Soviet facility located in Ukraine Stock	Crown over Cyrillic "NP" possibly stock acceptance mark under buttplate (courtesy of "FinnFanatic")
29	Remington cartouche Stock	NEW "English Contract" Stock (courtesy of "Empire Arms")	New England Westinghouse cartouche with date Stock (uncommon) (courtesy of Peter S.)
30	Cyrillic letters - 2 in an oval believed to represent a training school M91/30 stock (same rifle as to the right) (courtesy of "JMG")	YY training mark M91/30 stock (same rifle as to the left) (courtesy of "JMG")	Sling maker's mark Sling reinforcement (uncommon) (courtesy of JMKDEVCO)