Spanish Civil War Mosins

kraigwy · January 12, 2012, 10:46 AM

Never knew, but I found (on the CMP Forums) a web site decated to the Mosins used in the Spanish Civil War. Interesting.

http://scwmosin.weebly.com/index.html

doofus47 · January 12, 2012, 11:14 AM

Thanks for sharing.

Scorch · January 12, 2012, 12:07 PM

Yes, the Spanish Civil War was one of those political-backed wars designed to overthrow efforts to "liberate the masses". Russia, Italy, France provided weapons to the Republicans (Socialists, Communists, and government loyalists). Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Britain, and the US supplied the Nationalists (pro-military, Fascists, Monarchists). You will find an amazing array of weapons from the Spanish Civil War, including Mausers, Mosin-Nagants, Carcanos, Berthiers, BARs, Vickers, Lee-Enfields, Rubys, Astras, etc. Many were destroyed or warehoused at the end of the war in 1939 because the Spanish military wanted to show at least a semblance of standardization, many of those remaining were surplused in the 1950s-1960s period. The Soviets claimed the Mosin-Nagants were Russian property, so the Spanish government stored them instead of destroying them.

Bit of trivia- one reason you find so many Spanish M1916 Mausers with mismatched bolts is that the Republican government tried to neutralize the military by removing the bolts from their rifles and storing them at a different location from the rifles. Their reasoning was that the odds of two military commanders mutinying at the same time was remote. Bad reasoning, but that was the idea.

January 12, 2012, 10:46 AM	#1
kraigwy Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2008 Location: Wyoming Posts: 11,061	Spanish Civil War Mosins Never knew, but I found (on the CMP Forums) a web site decated to the Mosins used in the Spanish Civil War. Interesting. http://scwmosin.weebly.com/index.html __________________ Kraig Stuart CPT USAR Ret USAMU Sniper School Distinguished Rifle Badge 1071

January 12, 2012, 11:14 AM	#2
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 2,483	huh... nice Thanks for sharing.

January 12, 2012, 12:07 PM	#3
Scorch Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: Washington state Posts: 15,248	Yes, the Spanish Civil War was one of those political-backed wars designed to overthrow efforts to "liberate the masses". Russia, Italy, France provided weapons to the Republicans (Socialists, Communists, and government loyalists). Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Britain, and the US supplied the Nationalists (pro-military, Fascists, Monarchists). You will find an amazing array of weapons from the Spanish Civil War, including Mausers, Mosin-Nagants, Carcanos, Berthiers, BARs, Vickers, Lee-Enfields, Rubys, Astras, etc. Many were destroyed or warehoused at the end of the war in 1939 because the Spanish military wanted to show at least a semblance of standardization, many of those remaining were surplused in the 1950s-1960s period. The Soviets claimed the Mosin-Nagants were Russian property, so the Spanish government stored them instead of destroying them. Bit of trivia- one reason you find so many Spanish M1916 Mausers with mismatched bolts is that the Republican government tried to neutralize the military by removing the bolts from their rifles and storing them at a different location from the rifles. Their reasoning was that the odds of two military commanders mutinying at the same time was remote. Bad reasoning, but that was the idea. __________________ Never try to educate someone who resists knowledge at all costs. But what do I know? Summit Arms Services