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Post by volkssturm on May 27, 2012 17:32:09 GMT -5
Interesting little article here about Mosin-Nagant Model 1891's made by Remington and Westinghouse during World War I. www.mosinnagant.net/ussr/US-Mosin-Nagants.aspBecause of their heavy losses early in the war Russia contracted for several million rifles from Remington and Westinghouse. Some were delivered before the revolution, but then the manufacturers were stuck with the unshipped rifles when the Russians, "under new management", refused to pay for them. The US government was persuaded to buy up several hundred thousand rifles. Somewere issued to the National Guard. Others were used for training. A lot were later shipped to Vladivostok to be given arm the anti-Bolshevik Czech Legion and others were used to arm US troops engaged in the ill-fated intervention, and left behind when US troops pulled out. You have to wonder how many American made rifles might have ended up in the hands of russian partisans.
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Post by Fusilier on Jan 7, 2013 19:11:35 GMT -5
I have a Remington Mosin. One of the first rifles I ever bought when I got out of the Army in 1986.
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Post by volkssturm on Jan 7, 2013 21:10:21 GMT -5
Related to that, the Russians also bought some 300,000 Winchester Model 1895 lever action rifles, chambered for 7.62x54mm and with longer barrels and forestock, and referred to as muskets. www.gunsandammo.com/2011/10/18/russias-winchester-model-1895/The M1895 was a very sturdy and reliable weapon. It's interesting to think that at least some of them might have served in WWII in the hands of partisans.
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 7, 2013 23:18:28 GMT -5
In SE Asia among the incredibly eclectic mix of weapons in use by the VC I remember seeing what looked like a 30 30 lever action Western Style Rifle and found that especially odd. Perhaps it trickled through that very process.
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