Obrez Mosin

Tula Arms Plant / Izhevsk Arsenal · Pistol · Out Of Production · 1917

Weight (empty)2300 g (81.1 oz)
Overall Length500 mm (19.69")
Barrel Length200 mm (7.87")
Magazine Capacity5 rounds
Action TypeBolt Action
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity550 m/s (1804 fps)
Muzzle Energy1450 J (1069 ft·lbf)
Effective Range50 m (55 yd)
Frame MaterialSteel

Primary Caliber: 7.62x54mmR

The Obrez (Russian: обрез, 'cut-off') is not a factory firearm but a field modification of the Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifle, created by sawing off most of the barrel — typically down to between 100 and 250 mm — and removing the buttstock behind the wrist to leave only a pistol grip. The result is a crude, savagely recoiling, brutally loud bolt-action pistol firing the full-power 7.62x54mmR cartridge from the rifle's 5-round internal magazine. Obrez conversions emerged during the chaos of the Russian...

Country of Origin: Russia