1935 tula 91 / 30 mosin nagant 7.62 x 54 R marked CN (sniper tested) but not drilled

[ivan salis]

found out why its "CN" (sniper tested) marked but not drilled and tapped for a scope * --it was soviet military practice to assign 4 marksman per company from 1935 onward to 1963 ==these men or women used sniper quality guns but with iron sights or less powerful scopes on their guns -- due to a shortage of high quality scopes --the better quality "high power" scopes were restricted solely for the best snipers guns.--- only if the company grade snipers could not handle the job were the "best of the best snipers called in"

so my marked "CN" 1935 tula hex rifle was a "WW2 company grade" iron sighted sniper rifle that was later refuribed in 1948 and marked MO

 

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Have you shot it yet?

 

[ivan salis]

not yet but the bore is very nice and is NOT counter bored - like many are == so it seems like it will be a nice shooter , got it for hunting large boar hogs that are plaquing my hunt club * bad news for da piggies