A friend of mine picked up this 91/30 about 12 years ago and I grabbed some pics while I visited the other day since it's a little different than most so called Balkan import 91/30s that I have seen. This one had a refurb that is somewhat similar to many M91s that you see from that area.

The stock is covered in a somewhat shiny lacquer type finish. I've had it on a similar 91/30, and have seen it quite a few times on M91s. It's hard, thick and doesn't dissolve in mineral spirits or acetone. There are a couple small stock stamps stamped through the finish. The crest is struck through, and the bolt appears to be Romanian. The rear sight leaf is in the white.

Thanks for posting!

Thank you for posting! Indian rifles are an area where my collection is sorely lacking.

After seeing this rifle and it's twin (rack number 02) on the rack at a local shop last year, I was hoping to be able to get one or both before they sold. I had too many other things on my plate until this week. A nice bonus was that the price had dropped a good bit, I was lucky it was still available.  I wasn't able to get both, but a friend scored the other. These were part of a large collection that was sold to the shop by the heirs of the late collector. There was no info that accompanied the rifles, so it's not known how nearly identical looking rifles with rack #s 02 and 03 ended up in the same collection.

No series mark, and based on various online sources the production date must be at the end or shortly after WW1. I don't see and matching numbers, assembly numbers or otherwise. The bore is really nice, and the dust cover was a nice bonus. It's numbered but non matching as well.

























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Picked this rifle up in 2011 after noticing the imperial eagle in the top of the receiver. I found out later that early 20s dated mosins can be hard to find. This one is a typical post-war refurb but has a nice look to it. Thanks for looking.

We were there the beginning of March, that's the only time I've been to that shop in person. Clayshooter spends time in the area occasionally and had been there before IIRC. Small world.

Yes it did!   .  Was it yours?

I snagged this last weekend, couldn't leave it sit. Serial number fits with it being an Spanish Civil War rifle, but no proof positive traits. Non-Finn, non-refurb, all pre-war features except one, no import marks. The floorplate was replaced with a T53 one at some point based on the huge serial number. The patina on it doesn't quite match the rest of the rifle, I think it was done here.