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  2. Mosin–Nagant - Wikipedia

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    MosinNagant Model 1938 Carbine. Model 1938 Carbine: A carbine based on the M1891/30 design that was produced from 1939 to 1945 at the Izhevsk arsenal and in 1940 and 1944 at Tula. They were intended for use by second-echelon and noncombatant troops. Very few M38 carbines were made in 1945 and are highly sought after by collectors.

  3. SVT-40 - Wikipedia

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    Production of the MosinNagant M1891/30 bolt-action rifle continued, and it remained the standard-issue rifle to Red Army troops, with the SVT-40 more often issued to non-commissioned officers [citation needed] and elite units like the naval infantry. Since these factories already had experience manufacturing the SVT-38, output increased ...

  4. Nagant M1895 - Wikipedia

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    The Nagant M1895 is a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire.. The Nagant M1895 was chambered for a proprietary cartridge, 7.62×38mmR, and features a gas-seal system, in which the cylinder moves forward when the gun is cocked, to close the gap between the cylinder and the barrel, providing a boost to the muzzle velocity ...

  5. List of Chinese military equipment in World War II - Wikipedia

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    Many Mosin-Nagant 1891 rifles were supplied during the Sino-Soviet cooperation in the 1920s and to the troops of the pro-Soviet Sheng Shicai. [58] The Soviet Aid Program early in the war also supplied China with 50,000 Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 rifles, which were used by second line and garrison troops due to the caliber difference. [58] Soviet Union

  6. Tula Arms Plant - Wikipedia

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    During the early to mid-Soviet era, Tula Arms Plant produced a variety military rifles, including the MosinNagant, SVT-40, SKS, and AKM. It also produced the Nagant M1895 revolver . From the late 1970s to the early 1980s, the factory produced the AK-74 , [ 5 ] and went on to manufacture the VSS Vintorez , AS Val , OTs-14 Groza , and TOZ ...

  7. Simo Häyhä - Wikipedia

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    It was a Finnish Civil Guard variant of the MosinNagant rifle known as "Pystykorva" (lit. ' The Spitz ' due to the front sight's resemblance to the head of a spitz-type dog) chambered in the Finnish-designed MosinNagant cartridge 7.62×53R. When fighting as a group leader with the rest of his unit, he used a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun.

  8. List of Spanish Civil War weapons of the Republicans

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    This is a list of weapons used by the Spanish Republican side of the Spanish Civil War.The majority of Republican military equipment was obtained through the Soviet Union who supported the Spanish Republicans through shipments of Soviet arms and arms from other countries in the possession of the Soviet Union from past Russian conflicts.

  9. List of military headstamps - Wikipedia

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    In 1938 they were one of the firms who bought the rights to manufacture the ... It made 10.75mm M1870 Russian Berdan Mk.2 and 7.62mm M1891 Russian Mosin-Nagant ...