Mosin–Nagant
Also known as 3-line rifle M1891
The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. Known officially as the 3-line rifle M1891, in Russia and the former Soviet Union as '''Mosin's rifle (, ISO 9: ) and informally just mosinka''' (), it is primarily chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge.
AI overview
The Mosin–Nagant is a bolt-action military rifle that was officially adopted by Russia in 1891 and uses an internal magazine to hold five shots at a time. It became one of the most widely used rifles in the world, particularly throughout the Soviet era, and is still recognizable today as an iconic firearm from that period of military history.
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Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Mosin–Nagant
- Weapon.image
- Mosin-remove-bg.png
- Weapon.caption
- Mosin–Nagant M1891 Dragoon from the collections at the Swedish Army Museum
- Weapon.type
- Bolt-action rifle
- Weapon.service
- 1891–present
- Weapon.number
- c. 37,000,000 (Russia/Soviet Union)
- Weapon.action
- Bolt-action
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- Russian Empire
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- See Users
- Weapon.design_date
- 1891
Article
31 sectionsContents
- History
- Initial design and tests
- Technical detail
- Initial production
- Refinement
- Nagant's legal dispute
- Russo-Japanese War
- World War I
- Civil War, modernization, and wars with Finland
- World War II
- Increased world-wide use
- Variants
- Russia/USSR
- Estonia
- Finland
- Czechoslovakia
- China
- Hungary
- Romania
- Poland
- United States
- Ukraine
- Civilian use
- Users
- Current users
- Non-state users
- Former users
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. Known officially as the 3-line rifle M1891, in Russia and the former Soviet Union as '''Mosin's rifle (, ISO 9: ) and informally just mosinka''' (), it is primarily chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge.
Developed from 1882 to 1891, it was used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other states. It is one of the most mass-produced military bolt-action rifles in history, with over 37 million units produced since 1891. In spite of its age, it has been used in various conflicts around the world up to the present day.