The M-91 Dragoon Rifle

 

 

M-1891 Dragoon Rifle Technical Data
Designers: Sergei Mosin, Emil Nagant

Designation:

Vintovka Obrazets Dragunskaya 1891-ogo goda

Manufacturer:

Tula, Chatellerault, Sestroryetsk and Izhevsk Arsenals

Year Adopted:

1891

Operational Status:

 

Russia - No longer in service. Was in production until 1930.  They were used alongside the M-91/30 and it was replaced when it was. 

Finland: No longer in service, but were captured from the Red Army and used in large numbers.

Ammunition

7.62x54R Cartridge

5 round box magazine

Method of Operation

Manually cycled, bolt action rifle.

Selector

Fire and Safe

Weight:
          (Empty):
   
3.97 kg 8.75 pounds

Maximum Range:

Uncertain at this time

Length:
          Overall:
          Barrel:
   
123.8 cm 48.75 inches
73.0 cm 28.75 inches

Sights:

Unprotected blade front sight, Leaf rear sight
Maximum Sight Range:
 (3,200 arshins) 2,000 meters  (2,200 yards)

Rate of Fire:

8 - 10 rounds per minute

Rifling Grooves:

4, right hand twist

Muzzle velocity:

790 meters/second (2660 ft / second)

 

 

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Sources Cited

(1) Hogg, Ian V. and John S. Weeks, Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, Krause Publications, 2000. Print.
(2) Lapin, W. Terence, The Mosin Nagant Rifle, North Cape Publications, 1998. Print.
(3) Bolotin, D.N., Soviet Small-Arms and Ammunition, Finnish Arms Museum Foundation, 1995. Print.