Hey Guys, I won a Izzy round receiver M91/59 on GB. It looks like it's on a M44 stock but I won't know till I get my hands on it. I've looked online and there's a little info but not much. Curious on how common these are, I still a newbie when it comes to missile weapons. Thanks
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mawkie
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Congrats on the find! I label the M91/59 uncommon. Fortunate to have one in my collection. I find them more interesting than most M38s or M44s (early M38s and Finn captures being the exceptions). Hopefully H2U will be along soon to impart some info/wisdom as he's much better versed at all things Mosin than moi.
Zorros
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Weren’t they 91/30s cut down by the russians in 1959? Allan’s armory had a nice cache of them 10 years ago and that was pretty much the last i saw of them. If they were cut down to 38/44 length, would they have used remaining 38/44 stocks? Congrats on your win. Very nice.
I understand it's currently still in transit, but I just want to be sure the OP remembers, 
CasualObserver
Who Observes the Observer
There is an interesting (spirited?) discussion on these over on gunboards you might want to check out.
https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1067785-Mosin-91-59-lore
https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1067785-Mosin-91-59-lore
Oldcarjunkie
R.I.P
Very nice and congrats ! I really like my Mosin Carbines with the 91/59 and M38's being my favorites of the bunch.
Zorros
Ultimate Member
Allan sissal at allan’s armory/ fla ( still in biz) used to sell these. Nice guy. Bet he would respond to an email asking about history.
mawkie
C&R Whisperer
I was lurking on this thread, hoping that someone would step up with definitive proof as to the history on these but just walked away from it all with lots of theories and speculation. Funny, you would think the true nature of 91/59 wouldn't be so hard to discern. But with the Iron Curtain up and the cold war running with all kinds of secrecy involved maybe that's to be expected.
CasualObserver
Who Observes the Observer
Yeah, you would think something would come out. Seems like there are too many of them around that someone must know something definitive. Not like they are as rare as the St. Petersburg Calvary School Carbines (which I saw a few pop up from CIA and an affiliate a year or two ago). But like you said. Lots of stuff went on behind the Iron Curtain that might never be revealed.
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