Won a gunbroker mosin m91

[smokedog]

Sitting home last night and the C&R bug bit me at around 11:00 and I thought "What can I buy before midnight?" and here it is with less than 2 minutes before the ball drop.
Any input on my purchase is appreciated and I think I did good.
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=267185161

 

[StraightArrow88]

Heck, it looks really nice to me. And not for much more than you could get a basic hex receiver Mosin Nagant 91/30 at a gun show. I think you did really well.

 

[fivepointstar]

congrats!!! i always enjoy when someone picks up a MoNa!

 

[Oldcarjunkie]

Nice score Bud. Congrats.

 

[j8064]

Congrats! Very Nice.
Every time a bell rings a MN finds a new loving home...

 

[PGTMG]

Nice Rifle

 

[Tractorguy1957]

Cool old rifle, congrats

 

[h2u]

Nice rifle for a good price! Congrats!
You have a 1916 PTG that's been "Balkanized". By "PTG" I mean:
Barrel Shank markings/line by line (top to bottom)

Tula
Emperor
Peter the Great
Ordnance Factory

AKA - "Peter the Great" or "PTG".

By "Balkanized" I mean your rifle shows several cues by which almost all of the rifles imported from the Balkan area display. For your rifle they are:
-scrubbed PTG eagle
-peened Imperial crest on top receiver flat
-no cleaning rod
-vertical serial number stamped on the stock - near butt
-the font on the magazine plate screams Balkan. The buttplate will have same font.

What may be present, but not in pictures:
-A "circle B" on the right side of the barrel shank. Unknown origin-used to be thought it meant Bulgaria or Izhevsk. Not anymore.
-A pinecone stamp in one or more places on the stock. Look closely as they are sometimes hard to spot.


Hope this helps. Make sure to post pics when you take ownership!

 

[AC MkIII]

Very nice

 

[Scott7891]

Great deal

 

[yellowsled]

You did excellent!

 

[mawkie]

You did good! Most Balkan 91s I've seen have been in much rougher condition than yours. The fact that it's a PTG is a nice touch also. While not rare they are a bit on the uncommon side. You snagged it for a VG price.
The end of the year is an excellent time to acquire. There are many collectors selling items to raise funds for holiday purchases and many of your erstwhile competitors are not bidding for the same reason. Leaves the field wide open for smart buys if you have the necessary funds available. I watched some nice items sell cheap in December, even with the overall jump in gun sales.

 

[smokedog]

Congrats! Very Nice.
Every time a bell rings a MN finds a new loving home...

That cracks me up.

Thanks for the responses ,I will post more when it's in my hands.

 

[LostSoul]

Nice score, I've gotta pick up a M91 someday.

 

[jodavk]

Congratuations. A nice rifle for a nice price, with definate "cool" value. I hope it is a good shooter for you. Some of those old M91s shoot great. The long barrel seems to steady shooting.

 

[Threeband]

Here's one offered by another dealer for only $380.

http://trinityarms.com/Curio-Relic/...marked-Mosin-Nagant/flypage_firearms.tpl.html

Show that to your wife!

Looks like you made a nice score. These clunky old Mosins do have some bewildering variations, don't they?

 

[Oldcarjunkie]

Get here yet? im waiting for new fresh pics!!

 

[smokedog]

Show it to the wife...
Not here yet the good ole' usps found it fitting to take 5 days for payment to get there. Should ship tomorrow

 

[smokedog]

Here's the pictures