Original Antique Finnish - Soviet Continuation War Mosin-Nagant M91/30 Infantry Rifle Serial 26481 with 1942 Dated VKT Barrel - Tula Receiver Dated 1896 Blunderbuss The overcoat is heavily worn

The overcoat is heavily worn and marked R

The condition is about what you would expect of a prop rifle that continued it’s life after retirement in the hands of children

which was only enough for one of the very wasteful Little Boys

The 12th REI was redeployed from its training center in Valbonne on May 11 to defend the Soissons where it arrived on May 24 and eventually began to fortify their positions

though the red from the Reichs-Kokarde is partly flaked off

Original Antique Finnish - Soviet Continuation War Mosin-Nagant M91/30 Infantry Rifle Serial 26481 with 1942 Dated VKT Barrel - Tula Receiver Dated 1896 Blunderbuss The overcoat is heavily wornOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are so very rare, a real pre 1898 Antique Russian Mosin Nagant M1891 Full Length Rifle, more officially referred to as the "Three Line Infantry Rifle, Model of 1891." This particularly example is very interesting, as it looks to currently be in the M91 30 configuration as used by Soviet forces during WWII and long afterwards. However, the barrel is of Finnish manufacture, dated 1942, and is also the correct