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General Milsurp Weapons => Milsurp Rifles & Carbines => Mosins & Soviet Arms => Topic started by: 100Acre on March 01, 2024, 09:22:16 PM

Title: Finish captured 1895 three line Tula M91
Post by: 100Acre on March 01, 2024, 09:22:16 PM
I picked this up today at the local auction for $350 plus a $25 transfer fee even though it was dated before it 1898. Anyway, didn’t have to do any background check so…, I believe it has the 1908 re-arsenal rear site, but the Arshins are not crossed out on the left side and definitely blank on the right side. There is a cartouche of a Z inside a circle on the stock. It’s also the typical Finnish finger spliced stock, the SA in the little rectangle is there, the bolt and the receiver are off by a couple of numbers. Also, there are no import marks. I have not removed it from the stock in order to check the tang just yet. It was missing the magazine bottom plate, but I have a few of those laying around. I tried to start a thread on gun boards, but every time I loaded photographs there it would delete them. So I’m back. Hi guys long time no talk to…
(https://i.ibb.co/q93BrY5/IMG-5548.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1KtZmG6)

(https://i.ibb.co/tMhjsqS/IMG-5553.jpg) (https://ibb.co/HD2wzt0)

(https://i.ibb.co/WzTWRy0/IMG-5544.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7p9J0WQ)

(https://i.ibb.co/DDtnwCQ/IMG-5549.jpg) (https://ibb.co/SXPpVnB)

(https://i.ibb.co/qFJZqwH/IMG-5545.jpg) (https://ibb.co/M5BXwLz)

(https://i.ibb.co/41QmvNw/IMG-5542.jpg) (https://ibb.co/qJZyq1L)

(https://i.ibb.co/9WRttSL/IMG-5543.jpg) (https://ibb.co/89Fcctp)

(https://i.ibb.co/vdpST0t/IMG-5557.jpg) (https://ibb.co/jwmSQnp)

(https://i.ibb.co/2S07thS/IMG-5556.jpg) (https://ibb.co/m0rCqT0)

(https://i.ibb.co/Cb6GZHj/IMG-5551.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zXFvY43)
Title: Re: Finish captured 1895 three line Tula M91
Post by: Phosphorus32 on March 01, 2024, 09:37:27 PM
Wow, that’s a great very early Tula at a 4 years ago price  :o  thumb1
Title: Re: Finish captured 1895 three line Tula M91
Post by: 100Acre on March 01, 2024, 10:10:17 PM
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on March 01, 2024, 09:37:27 PM
Wow, that’s a great very early Tula at a 4 years ago price  :o  thumb1

Do you have any idea what the cartouche on the stock represents?
Title: Re: Finish captured 1895 three line Tula M91
Post by: Sindone on March 02, 2024, 07:11:14 AM
Beautiful rifle.  The Z on the stock is said to be a stock makers mark.
Edit to add. A Finnish stock makers mark. 
Title: Re: Finish captured 1895 three line Tula M91
Post by: Phosphorus32 on March 02, 2024, 06:30:21 PM
Quote from: 100Acre on March 01, 2024, 10:10:17 PM
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on March 01, 2024, 09:37:27 PM
Wow, that’s a great very early Tula at a 4 years ago price  :o  thumb1

Do you have any idea what the cartouche on the stock represents?

Th “Z with crossed cannons” cartouche is believed to be simply a general Finnish arsenal inspection mark, not a specific stock maker.