My Balkan Mutt

[Miller Tyme]

Everybody loves a Mutt, pure breads are nice, but there is something about a mutt you just have to like, and this 1909 Sestroryetsk M91 is no exception.
It shows signs of its Balkan Heritage, with the ground Imperial Crests, and is a real mix master , the stock is off a 1915 Izhevsk and the barreled action contains parts from Sestroryetsk, Chatellerault, Izhevsk, and Tula (both pre and post 1928). As an added bonus the rifle also came with a Tula bayonet and the total package was priced less than the cost of a typical refurb'ed 91/30.

 

[johntheplinker]

So you basically bought a bayonet and got a free rifle with it????

Interesting rifle, any proofs from where in the Balkans it may have been used- Bulgaria, Serbia, etc? Considering tsarist Russia's ties to Serbia and all the excitement that was going on in that area pre WWI and the date on the rifle, I wouldn't be surprised if it had been sent there when new.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

How I picture MillerTyme's basement...

 

[Miller Tyme]

So you basically bought a bayonet and got a free rifle with it????

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Pretty much John, hard to pass up a deal like that.

 

[Miller Tyme]

How I picture MillerTyme's basement...

That pic is slightly more organized than my basement.