April 20, 2011, 02:15 PM | #1 |
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Mosins???? Interesting
I knew at the tail end of WWI we sent US Troops to Russia to fight Bolshevik revolutionaries for months after the Armistice ended fighting in France ( "Polar Bear Expedition,") but I didn't know our soldiers used the Mosin 91/30s.
Interesting.
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April 20, 2011, 02:39 PM | #2 |
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They are actually using m1891s that were produced here in the US by Remington and Westinghouse. The 91/30 didn't come out until 1930 although some can be found with earlier receivers because they were converted from dragoon rifles. Neat photo thanks for posting it.
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Some more info from an earlier post of mine about the Remington & Westinghouse M1891s...
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April 20, 2011, 11:21 PM | #4 |
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There is a good book about the 339th entitled The Ignorant Armies by E. M. Halliday. The attitude of those who sent to the 339th there was that
"A rifle was a rifle." Plus they figured our troops could use captured supplies. |
April 22, 2011, 05:10 AM | #5 |
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My grandfather was a huge 91 fan and had one till he died as a elk rifle but he was issued one and trained on them in 1917.
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