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Tula/CAI M1891 7.62x54R SN: N257141

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Tula/CAI M1891 7.62x54R SN: N257141
Russian military bolt action rifle with 1919 barrel date, imported by CAI Georgia VT. Features blued finish, bolt assembly in the white, wood stock & handguard, 31" barrel, blade front sight, tangent style rear sight, missing cleaning rod, sling slots with leather 'Dog collar' in the lower slot,. Bore is frosted & dark, with strong rifling. Retains 80% arsenal re-blued finish with small areas of patina, bare metal showing on bands and at sharp edges. Wood is fair to good with many dings & dents. Markings include 'SA' in box on left barrel indicating use by the Finnish army at some point. Emblem on receiver obscured by striking out, appears to have been an Imperial eagle, over stamped with '41'. Has the Tula hammer on the top flat of the hex receiver. Numbers on barrel,and bolt match, floorplate unmarked, and butt plate is mismatched. Has the old stamp is (RSFSR), not PCCP, meaning Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic, which was the precursor to the USSR.
NRA Condition-Good. C&R Firearm.