Mosin–Nagant rifle

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bolt-action rifle military rifle service rifle

The Mosin–Nagant rifle is a bolt-action military rifle developed in the late 19th century that became one of the most widely produced and historically significant service rifles, used extensively by Russian and later Soviet forces in multiple major conflicts.

Aliases (6)

Imperial Russian Army stocks ×1
M/28-30 rifle ×1
Mosin rifle ×1
Mosin-Nagant M91 ×1
Mosin–Nagant ×1
Mosin–Nagant rifle in some Soviet units ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bolt-action rifle → military rifle → service rifle →
action	bolt-action →
alsoKnownAs	Mosin rifle → Mosin-Nagant M91 → Mosin–Nagant → Three-Line Rifle →
caliber	7.62×54mmR →
countryOfOrigin	Russian Empire →
designDate	1891 →
designedBy	Léon Nagant → Sergei Mosin →
feedSystem	5-round internal magazine → internal magazine →
firingMode	manual repeat →
historicalSignificance	one of the most widely produced military bolt-action rifles in history →
massProduction	true →
material	steel → wooden stock →
notableVariant	Finnish M39 → M1891/30 → M38 carbine → M44 carbine → sniper variant with PU scope →
numberBuilt	over 37,000,000 →
primaryUserPeriod	first half of 20th century → late 19th century →
productionEnd	mid-20th century →
productionStart	1891 →
replacedBy	AK-47 rifle → SKS rifle →
standardServiceRifleOf	Imperial Russia → Soviet Union →
usedBy	Finnish Army → Imperial Russian Army → People's Liberation Army → Soviet Armed Forces → Soviet Red Army → various Eastern Bloc countries →
usedInConflict	Korean War → Russian Civil War → Russo-Japanese War → Soviet–Afghan War → Spanish Civil War → Vietnam War → Winter War → World War I → World War II →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mosin–Nagant rifle ("Mosin rifle") → Mosin–Nagant rifle ("Mosin–Nagant") → Mosin–Nagant rifle ("Mosin-Nagant M91") →	alsoKnownAs
RKKA →	equipment
SVT-40 ("Mosin–Nagant rifle in some Soviet units") →	replaced
Imperial Russian Army →	usedEquipment
Siberian Army ("Imperial Russian Army stocks") →	usedEquipmentFrom
Simo Häyhä ("M/28-30 rifle") →	weaponUsed