Last week, we received another crate of 20 Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifles imported by PW Arms. This turned out to have one of the most unique mixes of uncommon 91/30 markings we’ve had to date. In the previous post, we showed the MO marked double date Mosins in the batch.
Double dates are always neat to find, but East German marked are even rarer. For some perspective, last year Ranger handled hundreds of Mosins with perhaps 10-15 double date rifles. Over the last 10 years, we’ve looked at thousands of Mosins and collected 2 East German marked rifles – a 91/30 and a M44. East German Mosins are identified by a large ‘1’ or ‘2’ in a triangle. The ‘1’s appear to be much more common.
What a surprise then to find 5 East German marked rifles all in the same crate! Below are pictures of 4 of the 5.
They include:
Izzy Ex-Dragoon 1925
Tula with a partially scrubbed receiver
Izzy 1929 with a 4-digit serial number
Tula 1932
