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January 9, 2009, 04:28 PM | #1 |
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How to pronounce Mosin Nagant?????
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"?
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January 9, 2009, 04:37 PM | #2 |
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pretty sure it's mow-sin nah-gaunt
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January 9, 2009, 04:52 PM | #3 |
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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.
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January 9, 2009, 06:48 PM | #4 |
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straight from the horses mouth
Q. How do you pronounce "Mosin Nagant"? A. MO-seen Nah-GON http://7.62x54r.net
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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...
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moe-zin na-gant
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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".
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You're all wrong. It's moist-nugget. Duh.
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January 9, 2009, 08:40 PM | #9 |
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It's easier if you're really drunk.
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January 9, 2009, 09:03 PM | #10 |
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It's easier to just call it "that damn commie gun."
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Moe.
The story of Moe Zinnagonnt:
"Hey, Charlie! Where's Moe?" "...Moe's in Na Gahnt..." "He's inna WHAT?!" "...I said, Moe's in Na Gahnt!" "Oh, po' Moe!"
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The story of Moe Zinnagonnt:
Good one !
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January 10, 2009, 02:35 AM | #13 |
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Mr. Nagant was a 'Walloon', from the French-speaking part of Belgium.
The pronunciation is ka-BOOOOOM!! 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. Last edited by Ignition Override; January 10, 2009 at 02:52 AM. |
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It is pronounced "A D D I C T I V E"
Seriously, I just call mine "the NAGS" |
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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.
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March 7, 2012, 12:02 AM | #17 |
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Listen to audible pronunciation on-line
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/translationre...glish-russian# |
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It's pronounced "muzzle flash"!!!
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. P. S. - That's a friend of mine shooting my 1944 carbine. They're KNOWN for that dramatic muzzle flash. Last edited by Mosinka; March 13, 2012 at 01:25 AM. |
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I just call the things by their model. I can't hardly screw up 91/30, M44, etc
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March 13, 2012, 09:47 AM | #20 |
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Around my neck of the woods, they're called "Russian Mausers"
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March 14, 2012, 11:01 AM | #21 |
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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.
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Mosin Nagant - nice and moist- heavily nasal
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