Barrel
Shank Marks
Special
thanks to Empire Arms
(www.empirearms.com) for the use of their photos
The
arsenal marks of Mosin Nagants are found on the barrel just forward of
the top of the receiver and right behind the rear sight. These marks
indicate the arsenal the weapon was produced in and have changed over
the years. In addition to arsenal marks, you will find other marks or
stampings. These include the date, serial number and property marks as
well as various acceptance and proof marks. I have not been able to
locate an authoritative resource for identifying the acceptance and
proof marks as it appears, that individual armorers and inspectors used
their own unique stamps in many cases.
Russian
Barrel Shanks
Izhevsk Arsenal
Izhevsk
M91
1891 - 1919
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Izhevsk
M91
1919 - 1926
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Izhevsk
Cossack
1894 - 1922
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Izhevsk
(1)
M91/30
1930 - 1938
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Izhevsk
M91/30
1938 - 1945
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(1) photo courtesy
of dropkick66
Tula Arsenal
Tula
M91
1892 - 1912
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Tula
M91
1912 - 1918
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Tula
M91
1918 - 1919
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Tula
M91
1919 - 1920
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Tula
M91
1920 - 1924
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Tula
M91
1924 - 1926
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Tula
(1)
M91/30
1930 - 1937
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Tula
(2)
M91/30
1937 - 1944
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Photos
courtesy of (1)Millman (2)BuckeyeSgt
Sestroryetsk
Sestroryetsk
M91
1892 - 1918
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Sestroryetsk
M91
1892 - 1918
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Foreign Factories
Chatellerault
France
M91
1892 - 1895
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Remington
USA - Serif
M91
1915 - 1917
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Remington
USA - Sans Serif
M91
1915 - 1917
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New
England Westinghouse
M91
1915 - 1918
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New
England Westinghouse - Small Curve Logo
M91
1915 - 1918
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New
England Westinghouse - Lg. Curve Logo
M91
1915 - 1918
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New
England Westinghouse
M91
1915 - 1918
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Finnish
Barrel Shanks
Tikkakoski "Tika"
Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M91
1925 - 1926
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M91
1926 - 1927
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M91
1940 - 1944
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Tikkakoski
"Tika Puolustuslaitos
M91
1940 - 1944
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M27
1927 - 1940
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M28
1930 - 1933
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M91/30
1943
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M91/30
1944
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M39
1940 - 1943
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Tikkakoski
"Tika"
M39
From M91 barrels
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Sako and SKY (Sako)
Sako
M28/30
1933 - 1940
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Sako
M39
1940 - 1945
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Sako
- Puolustuslaitos
M39
1941
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SKY
(Sako)
M39
1942 - 1944
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VKT
VKT
M91
1940
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VKT
M91
1941 - 1942
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VKT
M91
1942
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VKT
M27
1932, 1934 - 1935
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VKT
M39
1940 - 1944
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Miscellaneous
Schweiz
Industrie-Gessellschaft (SIG)
M24
1924 - 1928
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Bohler-Stahl
M24
1924 - 1928
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SIG
M24 KLP Civil Guard District
M24
1924 - 1928
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P26,
P27 Series
Relined
M91
1926
- 1927
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SY
(SIG)
M28
1928 - 1930, 1933
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Miscellaneous
No
Maker
M39
1942
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No
Maker
M39
1967 - 1970, 1973
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B
M39
1942
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ASEV
1
M28/76
1976
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M44
Other Countries
Romania,
Hungary, Poland, China T-53
Romania
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Hungary
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Poland
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China
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China
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