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Nation: Russia |
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Adopted: 1944 |
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Design:Leon Nagant and Sergey Ivanovich Mosin
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Caliber: 7.62 x 54R |
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Capacity: 5 shot
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Action: Bolt Action |
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Mfg. by: government factories at Tula, Sestrorets,
Izhevsk, and others |
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Russian Mosin-Nagant 1944
The rifle's design was obsolete even before introduction, making many
question why it was ever developed.
Yet the rifle was adopted by several nations and produced in quantity.
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