Mosin-Nagant Rifle

is a five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine-fed military rifle.

The 3-line rifle, Model 1891, its original official designation, was adopted by the Russian military in 1891.

service = 1891-present

Chambered for the 7.62x54mmR cartridge, a rimmed round retained even as most other nations moved to rimless cartridges, the rifle became renowned above all for its extreme mechanical simplicity and reliability under the harsh conditions of the Eastern Front, functioning even when poorly maintained or exposed to mud, cold and neglect that would disable more delicate designs.

From February 1944, this type of carbine was issued to Red Army infantry troops as a replacement for the standard rifle.

The Chinese Type 53 carbine saw extensive service with the People's Liberation Army from 1953 until the late 1950s/early 1960s when the PLA went over to the Chinese Type 56 carbine and the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle.

The US 339th Infantry Regiment, equipped with Mosin-Nagant rifles, is inspected by British General Edmund Ironside, commander of the North Russia intervention Force. With Remington and Westinghouse on the precipice of bankruptcy from the Communists' decision, the remaining 280,000 rifles were