This section has many high detail pictures of the M-91 Infantry rifle. Virtually every part of the weapon is photographed and described.  We have two examples in our collection, including one made in the USA to aid Russia during the Great War.  Both seem to have a number of Finnish features, and the Russian example was actually captured and reworked by Finland at some point in its history (probably during the Winter War).  Any modifications made by the Finns will be noted in the description.  To go to a specific part of the weapon simply click on the desired section below. I should warn you that some of these pages may take a little while to load.

• Barrel Bands and Stock

• Buttplate and Rear Stock

• The Receiver

• The Magazine and Trigger Assembly

• Receiver Markings

• Foreign production M-91 Markings

• Bolt Assembly

• Front Sight Assembly

• Rear Sight Assembly

• The Rifle and Bayonet

• Accessories

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Here are pictures of the sling slots, barrel bands, and front stock of the M-91 infantry rifle.  The picture in the upper right corner shows the front sling slot, which has a Finnish sling swivel in it.  Russian models do not have these swivels.

In the two pictures below you can see pictures of the front and rear barrel bands and parts of the upper handguard.  The barrel bands are kept in place by metal tightening the screws at their base.

Here is a picture of our two M-91 rifles side by side.  The M-91 in the foreground is our Russian example and is missing its handguard, while the one in the back is the Remington model made in the United States.  The stock of the Russian model is made of birch, while the US version is made out of black walnut.

The three pictures here are of our Remington M-91 and focus on the rear portion of the rifle.  The dark color of the American wood is clearly visible.

The upper right picture is a general view of the rear stock.  Directly below is a picture of the buttplate.  The bottom right picture shows the rear sling slot and the Finnish sling swivel that was later placed within it.  I currently have no idea what the letter M in the upper right picture means.

The magazine and trigger of the M-91 infantry rifle are quite distinctive and easily recognized.  In the pictures below we have two close ups of these parts.  It should be noted that with the exception of moving the sling swivel from the front of the magazine in the 1890's, these parts of the rifle were never changed over the history of the Mosin-Nagant rifle.

Here are some close up pictures of the markings on our Russian M-91 receiver.  The markings below are typical of a weapon made in Tula Arsenal during the early 1890's.

The top right picture shows a letter M with a crown over it - a marking that I do not know the meaning of at present.  Below that you can see the Finnish SA capture mark.  SA meant 'Suomi Armii' or Finnish Army and is found on all rifles captured by the Finns.