My Soviet Collection

[Eaglelord17]

Hi all,

Just thought I would share my Soviet collection with you all. At this point in time, I consider my collection being fairly close to complete, as my goal for my Soviet collection was just to acquire the main variants of small arms issued to the average soldier.

Now my collection is from roughly 1919-1955 area simply because I cannot go beyond the SKS for collecting (AKs are prohibited in Canada), and my interests wouldn't really want to go beyond the SKS anyways.

Overall I am only missing three firearms, a M44 (had one but sold it to help pay for the M91 Dragoon), a Nagant Revolver (pretty uncommon in Canada), and a SVT-38 (likely isn't happening unless a crate of them comes into the country for a fairly cheap price).



From the top down.
A M91 Infantry Rifle, built in 1926 by Tula on a 1898 receiver (in the States I believe this would be a antique).
A M91 Dragoon, made in 1927 by Tula, stock has been sanded and front sight has been replaced with a taller sight to lower the POI to 100m, it was captured by the Finns in the Continuation War.
M91/30 made by Izhevsk in 1939.
M38 made by Izhevsk in 1943, in a M44 stock.
TT-33 made by Izhevsk in 1945.
SVT-40 made by Tula in 1941, in a AVT-40 stock.
And a SKS made by Tula in 1950 in a laminate stock.

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[martin08]

Very disciplined display!

The '26 Tula Infantry rifle is an uncommon find.

[Eaglelord17]

The Infantry Rifle has been fairly elusive in determining its origins. Its between a Finnish Capture (however it lacks most of the Finnish markings, no SA stamp, no readjusted rear sight, however there was a sight plate added on the piece), or a SCW rifle (again no tell tale markings for that either). Either way it has been somewhere and definitely has been used, it is extremely rough to say the least.

[imarangemaster]

Nice collection.

[Eaglelord17]

Well, here is a update. I recently acquired a very nice M44 to go with the collection. It is a 1946 manufactured Izhevsk example, all matching except the floor plate, and stock. The stock is a replacement Czechslovakian one however, and it is definitely very nice. Non-refurbished, it also has very strong bluing. This particular M44, was likely imported about 25-30 years ago, and shows the quality of some of the earlier batches.

[imarangemaster]

Nice weapons!

[Eaglelord17]

Thanks, I have spent a fair bit of time building up this collection. Hopefully I will have it complete within a year or so, as long as I can keep my mind on track and don't see anything else shiny along the way (which does happen a fair bit).

[Todd2]

Wow that M44 stock is sweet.

[Sentryduty]

Most M44 carbines show very well, non-Russian stocks and specifically the Polish built rifles have a very fine finish compared to the typical peasant grade MN 91/30.

[Eaglelord17]

Well I finally got a Nagant Revolver. Made in 1943 at Tula. It appears to be all matching (haven't completely stripped it to the bare bones). My first impression is it isn't that bad a revolver. Most reviews online seem to indicate it is the worst revolver ever made, but just from handling it, it doesn't seem too bad. Maybe once I start shooting it might be a different story. I paid a little more than I likely should have, but that being said I wanted one for a while and I don't mind forking out a little extra cash to get what I want.

I sold the M44, so now all my collection is missing is a M44 and SVT-38. Odds are I won't bother with both of them. I have had a bunch of M44s and they don't seem to catch my fancy, and I am not willing to fork out the money at the moment to get a SVT-38. Since my interest has focused mainly into WWI, this side of my collection will be more a side show than anything else for the next while.

From the top down, M91 Infantry Rifle manufactured in 1926 by Tula on a 1898 Tula receiver. A M91 Dragoon manufactured in 1927 by Tula, Finnish Capture. M1895 Nagant Revolver made in 1943 at Tula. M91/30 made in 1939 by Izhevsk. M38 Carbine made in 1943 by Izhevsk. TT-33 made in 1945 by Izhevsk. SVT-40 made in 1941 by Tula. And finally a 1950 manufactured SKS.