Mosin Nagant Knowledge Quiz #2

There are many Mosin Nagant collectors, but few who truly understand the nuances of the design. Those who do are a cut above the average collector and can take advantage of their knowledge to add uncommon variations to their collection.

Do you really understand the history and development of the Mosin Nagant design? Are you prepared to strike when the opportunity presents itself while browsing gun shows and pawn shops? Until now you could only wonder, but thanks to this great quiz, in just a few minutes you will find out!

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1. Which Nagant brother contributed to the Mosin Nagant design?
Emile
Leon
2. The Cossack Rifle differed from the Dragoon in that it:
wasn't issued with a bayonet
was marked "Ka3" on the barrel
was only produced at Izhevsk
all of the above
3. How many digits in the tang date at Sestroryetsk after 1899?
two
three
four
4. How many lines of text, not including the date, in the Tula logo from 1920 to 1928?
three
four
five
six
5. How many notches in an original M91 rear sight base?
three
four
five
six
6. What country made carbine replacement stocks, but did not produce new Mosins?
Romania
Yugoslavia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
7. What year was the high wall receiver replaced with the low wall receiver?
1944
1945
1946
1947
8. What year did Albania produce an M91/30?
1957
1959
1961
1963
9. Which model sometimes has "popsicle sticks"?
M24
M27
M28
M28/30
10. What shape is the rear sight notch on an M28?
U
V
Square
Peep
11. What is the combined number of years of production for all countries that made M44 clones, not counting the Soviet Union?
10
12
15
17
12. Which country has the "02" code?
Romania
Poland
Yugoslavia
Hungary
13. What does Puolustuslaitos mean?
Army Property
Defense Department
Civil Guard
Captured
14. Which model sometimes has two sling slots in the butt?
M24
M27
M28
M39
15. Which country did not provide barrels to Finland?
Holland
Switzerland
Belgium
Germany
16. Which country is the "KLP" mark from?
Germany
Hungary
Austria
Finland
17. How many stock configurations were used on the M38?
one
two
three
four
18. Which model is sometimes known as a "Lotta rifle"?
M91
M24
M39
M38
19. Laminated handguards are found on which model?
M91/30
M38
M44
None
20. Which arsenal was located in the Urals?
Sestroryetsk
Izhevsk
Tula
Chatellerault
21. How long is an arshin?
24 inches
28 inches
50 cm
1 meter
22. What country used a "C" to mark their rifles?
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
China
Serbia
23. Of which arsenal was Sergei Mosin director?
Tula
Chatellerault
Izhevsk
Sestroryetsk
24. Which feature was not part of the original design?
Finger rest
Cleaning rod
Buttplate
Handguard
25. What year did round receiver production begin?
1930
1935
1936
1938
26. In what country would a Mosin be marked with the "Kossuth Crest"?
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Montenegro
27. Which country did not use Mosin Nagants?
United States
Japan
Egypt
Switzerland
28. Which arsenal did not manufacture M91s during World War I?
Tula
Remington
New England Westinghouse
Winchester
29. Which model is considered to be the pinnacle of Mosin Nagant development?
M44
M91/30
M24
M39
30. How many M44s were made in 1943?
None
50,000
100,000
250,000
31. Which model has a relined barrel?
M91/98/25
M24
M27
P-Series
32. Which model includes the month of production along with the year on the barrel?
M91
M91/59
M44
T53
33. Which country changed the type of sling slot escutcheons during post-WWII production?
Poland
Romania
Hungary
China
34. Which model has a sleeve around the barrel at the nose cap?
M27
M28
M28/30
M39
35. Which arsenal re-used receivers extensively immediately after WWI?
Sestroryetsk
Izhevsk
Tula
New England Westinghouse
36. Mosin Nagants were built with metric pattern threads after the 1917 revolution.
True
False
37. There are two distinctly different patterns of M39 barrels, not counting those cut down from M91s.
True
False
38. The "interrupter" is a feature unique to the Mosin Nagant design.
True
False
39. Finland made some receivers prior to the Winter War when many Mosin Nagants were captured negating the need to do so.
True
False
40. Finland only used round receivers on 1944 Tikka M91/30s because it was thought that they were inferior to the earlier hex receivers.
True
False

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