The Bolt Assembly

The M-91/30 rifle bolt is identical to the bolts used on all  Mosin-Nagant rifles (except the sniper variant with the turn-down bolt).  It has been called overly complicated in design, but this was largely due to its creator trying to avoid infringing on the Mauser patent.  Still, it is rugged and reliable, even if it is hard to take apart.

Here are some views of the front sight.  It is a hooded non-adjustable post sight.  The front of the rifle and even the cleaning rod can also be seen in these pictures below.

The picture to the right shows what the sight picture should look like if you were trying to aim the rifle at something.

Here are three views of the rear sight of the M-91/30 infantry rifle.  It is a simple sight that is graduated out to a range of 2000 meters.  Like most other Soviet rifles the sight of the M-91/30 rifle has no adjustment for windage.

The Rifle and Bayonet

The M-91/30 mounted an improved version of the old M-91 bayonet.  This version used a spring system in place of the locking ring and was known as the M-91/30 bayonet.  In these three pictures you can see how the bayonet attaches to the rifle by means of the spring loaded latch.  When attached the bayonet is very securely mounted and not easily moved.  Also notice how the bayonet fastens around the front sight.

Accessories

The M-91/30 rifle was equipped with many accessories to keep it clean and otherwise maintain the weapon.  The picture to the right shows a basic cleaning kit used for both the M-91/30 and M-38 carbine.  It also shows the pouch it is contained in.

The picture below shows an oil/solvent bottle and another version of the cleaning kit pouch that was also commonly used with the weapon.

The ammunition pouch in the lower right corner is an early Soviet design.  Each of the two pouches holds 15 of the 7.62x54R cartridges.  These cartridges are held in groups of 5 on stripper clips as seen in the picture.

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