I have a couple rifles I aquired in a trade involving baseball cards several years ago. I wasn't sure at the tiime what I was getting but they seem to be 91/30's. One is dated 1944 and has a Hammer/sickle stamp. It has a laminated stock and the numbers match up except the number on the bolt looks like it was etched with an ingraver and the last number looks like a one instead of a seven that's everywhere else. I also has a folding bayonet.

The other is dated 1953 and doesn't have all the marks the older one has. I has a solid wood stock and also a folding bayonet.

It seems most of the ones I've looked up have detachable bayonets. I shot one of them a couple years ago and remember a pretty good thump. It was also late in the day and was blinded by the muzzle flash. I could look it up I suppose but does anyone know if they make ammo suitable for hunting for these rifles? I have a 1943 Mauser I have used for deer hunting and enjoy shooting as well.

There is something about these old pieces that makes one wonder. They come from a time so different than we know now. The Mauser is very well worn and the older Nagant looks broken in as well. I wonder about the ones who carried and faced each other with them.
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