1srelluc
Diamond Member
I had one years ago and regretted getting rid of it so I picked-up another the other day.
There is a fair amount of mystery surrounding where they were converted, and for what purpose, but the bottom line is they are cut-down M91/30s.
Converted would be the proper term.....This one started out as a 1942 Izhevsk M91/30.
What all M1891/59s share is a "tuned" trigger that is far and away the best of the Soviet triggers, even better than the sniper triggers. They were only beat slightly by the Finn tuned Mosin triggers in that regard.
I was also lucky as this one came with a carbine length sling instead of a rifle length one.
www.americanrifleman.org
There is a fair amount of mystery surrounding where they were converted, and for what purpose, but the bottom line is they are cut-down M91/30s.
Converted would be the proper term.....This one started out as a 1942 Izhevsk M91/30.
What all M1891/59s share is a "tuned" trigger that is far and away the best of the Soviet triggers, even better than the sniper triggers. They were only beat slightly by the Finn tuned Mosin triggers in that regard.
I was also lucky as this one came with a carbine length sling instead of a rifle length one.
An Official Journal Of The NRA | Rifleman Q&A: What's the M91/59 Mosin-Nagant?
Mystified by its Model 91/59 description, NRA member writes American Rifleman for details on the supposed Mosin-Nagant carbine found at a local gun show.
