Designed by Russian Colonel Sergei Mosin, the Model 1891 rifle’s designation reflects the year of its adoption. And while it employed a magazine system patented by Belgian designer Leon Nagant ...

However, those were the later models, and the story of the Mosin-Nagant dates back almost half a century. While it was a firearm that was almost ideally suited to the Russian peasant, it wasn't a ...

The Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 bolt-action rifle combined a simple design by Russian Capt. Sergei Mosin with a five-round internal box magazine designed by Belgians Émile and Léon Nagant.

Designed by Russian army officer Sergei Ivanovich Mosin, with elements adopted from Belgian arms maker Léon Nagant Nagant, the five-shot bolt-action Model 1891 was carried by the Russians in both ...

The First Showdown: The Mauser Gew98 vs. the Mosin Nagant Model 1891 “Mauser” and “Mosin Nagant” are practically synonymous among collectors and firearms enthusiasts for Germany’s and ...

The new model resembled its preceding version in ... Truer words were never spoken in wartime. The Mosin-Nagant M91/31 was certainly among the weapons that helped save the motherland during ...