As stated previously, the Mosin Nagant's rugged construction, hefty caliber, and ease-of-use have made it the most popular military surplus rifle on /k/, challenged only by its cousin, the SKS. The Mosin Nagant is commonly referred to by /k/ommandos as the "Moist Nugget", an intentionally-misspelled nickname that stems from the early years of the board *(specifics needed)*. In true slav fashion, the Russians ended up neger-rigging the bolt action of Mosin's rifle onto the base of Nagant's rifle, thus birthing the "Three-Line Rifle, Model of the Year 1891", or M91, the predecessor of the glorious Moist Nugget that we know and love today. ![]() Russian Captain Sergei Ivanovich Mosin submitted a 7.62mm rifle prototype, while Belgian firearms maker Leon Nagant submitted a 9mm design. ![]() Russian commanders, seeing the obvious need to modernize their arsenal, began accepting proposals for a new rifle to be fielded for the Russian army. 3.4 People's Republic of China (Red China)ĭuring the Russo-Ottoman war (1877-1878), Russian troops were equipped with shitty Berdan single-shot rifles, and, as such, they suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the Ottomans, who were armed with Winchester 1873 repeating rifles.
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