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Originally Posted by
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91/30.
I'd rather say M44. Foldable bayo to be seen.
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Originally Posted by
Ovidio
I'd rather say M44. Foldable bayo to be seen.
You are 100% right. I saw the shadow and goofed. 
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A newbie here and I’m sensing i have an opportunity to learn something today. Some hints please - M44 and 91/30 refer to…….?
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Soviet
Mosin Nagant carbine and rifle respectively.
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There is also the M38 in between. It is like the M44 (short), but without the folding bayo. It actually has no bayo fixing at all, since it was considered a thing of the past. A decision which was reverted immediately after the war started and the missing bayo was making itself felt in the real world.
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Yes. The M38 was intended for support troops who didn't need to be encumbered by a full length rifle, but unlikely to run into real trouble. M-44 was meant to replace the 91-30 for combat duty, hence the bayonet. Soldiers with 91-30's were not issued a scabbard for the bayonet. It was supposed to be left on, and fired, mounted.
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The Soviets also developed a 91/30 with a kind of foldable bayo. I don't remember exactly how it was made, but it resembles the one of the M44, is not the same though.
But I may be wrong here.
There is one such rifle on sale here in Italy, I have to look it up (if it is still there).
I found that interesting at the time. Then I forgot about it...
I hope it has been sold, otherwise I'll have another itch to scratch. Damn...
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