bolt action centre-fire rifle
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19920177-021
- Event 1945-1989 Cold War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Soviet State Arsenal
- Date Made 1953
- Place of Use Continent - Europe, Country - BulgariaContinent - Europe, Country - Hungary
- Category Tools and equipment for science and technology
- Sub-category Armament, firearm
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1953/01/01
- Latest 1953/12/31
- Brand Name / Model M1891/30 PU Sniper
- Inscription 02 (Bulgarian Proof), 1953, BC5405; On receiver: 02; 1953; BC5405; (Factory proof); On butt: B in (Circle) 02; On scope: 41; 1945; 526708; 5405
- Pattern Name Mosin-Nagant
- Materials Steel, Wood
- Service Component Soviet Army
- Measurements Height 24.0 cm, Length 123.7 cm, Width 10.7 cm
- Caption Sniper Rifle, Hungarian Mosin-Nagant Model 1891/30 PU
- Additional Information This rifle was in service from the Second World War until well into the 1960s. Although mass-produced, sometimes from inferior materials, it was a highly accurate, reliable weapon.