Mosin-Nagant M1891

Tula Arms Plant / Izhevsk Arsenal / Sestroryetsk Arsenal · Rifle · Out Of Production · 1891

Weight (empty)4220 g (148.9 oz)
Overall Length1306 mm (51.42")
Barrel Length800 mm (31.50")
Magazine Capacity5 rounds
Action TypeBolt Action
Firing MechanismStriker Fired
Muzzle Velocity810 m/s (2657 fps)
Muzzle Energy3400 J (2508 ft·lbf)
Effective Range500 m (547 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: 7.62x54mmR

The Mosin-Nagant M1891 is the original full-length Russian Imperial infantry rifle adopted in 1891, chambered for the newly developed 7.62x54mmR smokeless powder cartridge. Designed by a commission pairing Russian Captain Sergei Ivanovich Mosin's bolt and receiver with Belgian designer Leon Nagant's interrupter-driven magazine feed, it became the standard service rifle of the Russian Empire and served through the Russo-Japanese War, World War I, the Russian Civil War, and into early Soviet servi...

Country of Origin: Russia

Designer: Sergei Ivanovich Mosin and Leon Nagant