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RCS
06-26-2019, 08:03
Early WW1 photo of some Russians resting while moving to
the front lines in 1914. Note the early sling attachment on
the Mosin Nagant 1891 rifle
bruce
06-27-2019, 04:57
Field expedient? Sincerely. bruce.
lyman
06-27-2019, 05:02
Field expedient? Sincerely. bruce.

no, that is the very early style of 91, with the swivel at the magazine,

carry over from days before,

Early Enfields also had an attachment point there
togor
07-02-2019, 09:15
That fellow doesn't look very happy. And with good reason--can anyone say Tannenberg?
free1954
07-18-2019, 03:19
Early WW1 photo of some Russians resting while moving to
the front lines in 1914. Note the early sling attachment on
the Mosin Nagant 1891 rifle

and also the fixed bayonet.
dogtag
08-10-2019, 06:07
That fellow doesn't look very happy. And with good reason--can anyone say Tannenberg?

You'd be unhappy too if you had to eat Borscht