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It was one of the primary factories producing Mosin–Nagant and SVT-40 rifles during World War II for standard issue to Soviet troops. After the end of World War II , it continued producing firearms, both for military ( Makarov pistols ) and hunting applications, and later high-tech weapons and civilian machinery.
The company is best known for Émile's contribution to the design of the Mosin–Nagant Russian service rifle, adopted in 1891. [2] This introduction to the Tsar 's military administration led to the adoption, in 1895, of the Nagant M1895 revolver (designed by Léon) as their standard-issue sidearm. [ 3 ]
Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 Mosin–Nagant Model 1891/30 (1933) Soviet Mosin–Nagant model 1891/30 sniper rifle with PU 3.5×21 sight. Model 1891/30 (винтовка образца 1891/30-го года, винтовка Мосина): The most prolific version of the Mosin–Nagant. It was produced for standard issue to all Soviet infantry ...
The PE scope (Russian: Винтовочный оптический прицел образца 1931 г. [1] or ПЕ, often called Прицел Емельянова, or Yemelyanov's sight [2] or Прицел Единый or Standard sight) is a family of Soviet telescopic sights, used from 1930s onwards on Mosin-Nagant sniper rifles, as well as SVT and AVS rifles. [2]
Mosin–Nagant M1891/30: Bolt-action rifle / Sniper rifle (with 3.5× PU scope attached) 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 5-round internal magazine. Most widely used bolt-action rifle by the Red Army. Mosin–Nagant M1938 Carbine: Bolt-action rifle: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: 5-round internal magazine. Mosin–Nagant M1944 Carbine: Bolt-action rifle: 7 ...
Its primary purpose was to fulfill a contract to produce 1.8 million Mosin–Nagant rifles for Czar Nicholas II of Russia during World War I. [2] In order to produce the rifles, they purchased the J Stevens Arms & Tool Company in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts on 1 July 1916 and acquired all its holdings which included firearms and tool ...
In addition to the Mosin–Nagant rifle, Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant, who was a co-inventor of, developed the Nagant M1895 revolver. The revolver has a unique "gas-seal" system that provides a boost to muzzle velocity as well as make the weapon suppressed. The sidearm, like the Nagant rifle, was produced in the Soviet era as well, and ...
The anatomy of a gunstock on a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle with Fajen thumbhole silhouette stock. 1) butt, 2) forend, 3) comb, 4) heel, 5) toe, 6) grip, 7) thumbhole A gunstock or often simply stock, the back portion of which is also known as a shoulder stock, a buttstock, or simply a butt, is a part of a long gun that provides structural support, to which the barrel, action, and firing ...