The Mosin–Nagant is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine–fed military rifle. Known officially as the 3-line rifle M1891[9] and informally in Russia and the former Soviet Union as Mosin's rifle (Russian: винтовка Мосина, ISO 9: vintovka Mosina), it is primarily found chambered for its original 7.62×54mmR cartridge.
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Type | Bolt-action rifle |
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Place of origin | Russian Empire |
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In service | 1891–present |
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Used by | See Users |
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Wars | Pamirs Occupation Boxer Rebellion[1][2] Russo-Japanese War First Balkan War World War I Finnish Civil War Estonian War of Independence Russian Revolution Russian Civil War Polish–Soviet War Turkish War of Independence Northern Expedition Chinese Civil War Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Second Italo-Ethiopian War Soviet–Japanese border conflicts Winter War World War II Continuation War First Indochina War Malayan Emergency[3] Korean War 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état Hungarian Revolution of 1956[4] Portuguese Colonial War Yemeni Civil War Sino-Indian War Laotian Civil War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Ogaden War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Thai–Laotian Border War Afghan Civil War Soviet–Afghan War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Yugoslav Wars Georgian Civil War First and Second Chechen Wars War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Georgian War[citation needed] Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War |
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Designer | Sergei Mosin Émile Nagant[6] |
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Designed | 1891 |
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Manufacturer | Tula, Izhevsk, Sestroryetsk, Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault, Remington, New England Westinghouse Company, Radom, Cugir |
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Produced | 1891–1973 |
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No. built | ~37,000,000 (Russia/Soviet Union) |
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Variants | see Variants |
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Mass | 4 kg (8.8 lb) (M91/30) 3.4 kg (7.5 lb) (M38) 4.1 kg (9.0 lb) (M44) |
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Length | 1,232 mm (48.5 in) (M91/30) 1,013 mm (39.9 in) (carbines) |
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Barrel length | 730 mm (29 in) (M91/30) 514 mm (20.2 in) (carbines) |
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Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR 7.62×53mmR (Finnish variants only) 7.92×57mm Mauser (Polish variants & German captures) 8×50mmR Mannlicher (Austrian capture) .30-06 Springfield (Bannerman rifles for the US civilian market)[8] |
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Action | Bolt-action |
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Muzzle velocity | M91/30 approx. 865 m/s (2,838 ft/s) M44 approx. 725 m/s (2,379 ft/s) M38 approx. 710 m/s (2,329 ft/s) Carbines approx. 800 m/s (2,625 ft/s) |
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Effective firing range | 500 m (550 yd), 850 m (930 yd) with optical sights |
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Feed system | 5-round integral box magazine, loaded with 5-round stripper clips |
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Sights | Rear: ladder, graduated from 100 m to 2,000 m (M91/30) and from 100 m to 1,000 m (M38 and M44); Front: hooded fixed post (drift adjustable) PU 3.5 and PEM scope also mounted |
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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.