How to pronounce Mosin Nagant?????

[P99AS9]

Does anyone know the proper way to pronoun Mosin Nagant? Is it like, "mow-seen na-gaunt" or "mow-sin nah-gint" or "Moss-in nag-ent"?

[Beretta16]

pretty sure it's mow-sin nah-gaunt

[Scorch]

Yep, mow-sin nah-gahnt. Those French guys always say things funny. Even though the rifle is Russian, the it was invented by a Frenchman.

[Nemsis]

straight from the horses mouth

Q. How do you pronounce "Mosin Nagant"?
A. MO-seen Nah-GON


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[Shane Tuttle]

Nemisis has it correct. I have a hard time keeping the 't' silent on Nagant when speaking. Old habits die hard...

I really used to abuse the name when I first was exposed to the rifle. I used to pronounce it MOE zun na GONT...:o

[hogdogs]

moe-zin na-gant:o
Brent

[Inspector3711]

I worked for a French company for 23 years. It's spelled Saint-Gobain.. We called it "saynt go bayne" the French pronounce it " sahn gobahn".

[Mike215]

You're all wrong. It's moist-nugget. Duh.

[Jeff]

It's easier if you're really drunk.

[.300 Weatherby Mag]

It's easier to just call it "that damn commie gun."

[BusGunner007]

The story of Moe Zinnagonnt:

"Hey, Charlie! Where's Moe?"

"...Moe's in Na Gahnt..."

"He's inna WHAT?!" :confused:

"...I said, Moe's in Na Gahnt!"

"Oh, po' Moe!" :eek:

[blacksky]

Good one ! :D

[Darren007]

ignore...mispost :)

[Ignition Override]

Mr. Nagant was a 'Walloon', from the French-speaking part of Belgium.

The pronunciation is ka-BOOOOOM!! :eek:

Saw a photo of a Wehrmacht soldier carrying a 'damn commie gun', on foot on the Russian front, escorted by a small Panzer (tank).
He had a semi-auto Tokarev in his hands. They might not have had the Sturmgewehr at that time.

[claymore1500]

It is pronounced "A D D I C T I V E"

Seriously, I just call mine "the NAGS"

[FALPhil]

Did you ever notice in the movie, Kelly's Heroes, that the sniper rifle used by the G.I. in the bell tower was a Mosin? Considering, the scene took place on the Western front, I have always wondered about that.

[BASHER]

Go to this site, type in "Mosin Nagant" & you can hear how it is properly pronounced in either Russian and/or English - for free:
http://www.reverso.net/translationresults.aspx?lang=EN&direction=english-russian#

[Mosinka]

Sergei Ivanovich Mosin was Russian. Léon Nagant was Belgian.

MO-seen nah-GON (with the "GON" heavily nasal).

Of course, in the United States, you will most commonly hear it simply called "MO-zin", or "MO-zin na-GONT". Not exactly correct, but resonably close enough as an anglicized version of the original.


http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/417318_1960770715857_1740503818_1008110_71163046_n.jpg

P. S. - That's a friend of mine shooting my 1944 carbine. They're KNOWN for that dramatic muzzle flash.

[deerslayer303]

I just call the things by their model. I can't hardly screw up 91/30, M44, etc :D

[jtb1967]

Around my neck of the woods, they're called "Russian Mausers" :D

[tirod]

Having watched Kelly's Heros first run, the scoop was they filmed it in Yugoslavia because they could borrow working Sherman Tanks. I suspect the weapons were largely issue, too, so a M/S would be a no brainer.

Only gun nerds can spout make and model while watching movies anyway. :D

Or so my family says.

[Strafer Gott]

Mosin Nagant - nice and moist- heavily nasal