Production started in 1930 and continued through the end of WW2 (1945). The 91/30 continued closely in the lineage of the earlier M91 rifle in the fact that it retained a 29 inch barrel length and overall length of 48.5 inches. This led to the Mosin Nagant 91/30, one of several rifles that makes up the second most produced firearm in history.
In the 1930s, the Soviet Union determined it was necessary to upgrade their primary infantry rifle. This is a pre-war Mosin Nagant 91/30 manufactured in 1934.
