Mosin-Nagant One Piece Tool

[WWW]

 Not sure if this anyone has posted this before, but while doing some research on the Mosin-Nagant (Винтовка Мосина) I've found this little guy. I was wondering if there is anyone that has seen one of this before. Any additional info on the tool would be appreciated.

[Grant Lamontagne]

That's a new one on me, but then I'm far from being well versed in one piece tools.  I'm certain someone will be along shortly.

Def

[mudtoy]

I've never come across this before but I do know that Mosin Nagant is the make of Sniper Rifle in Metal Gear Solid


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[jerseydevil]

I've never come across this before but I do know that Mosin Nagant is the make of Sniper Rifle in Metal Gear Solid

 

 The Mosin Nagant was the standard rifle of both the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union from 1891 to 1947, when it was replaced by the AK-47. The Finnish Army also used it extensively, and the US Army used it as a training rifle during World War 1. The M91 Mosin that I have was manufactured by Remington in 1918 under a Russian contract. The Russian Revolution meant that it never made it overseas. A modernized version, the M91/30, was used as a sniper rifle throughout World War 2, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and so on, still to be found all over the world. In terms of the tool, it's a combination screwdriver/bolt tool. The notches are to assist in adjusting the firing pin.

http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAcc.htm
http://www.mosinnagant.net/default.asp

The M91 and its variants was, and still is, one hell of a combat rifle, extremely reliable and, it its full-length (not carbine) versions, very accurate. In the US and elsewhere, there is a big "not made here" mentality when it comes to antique military rifles. The Mosin Nagant, Italian Mannlicher-Carcano, Japanese Arisaka, and others come under unfair criticism because of this. Just my opinion, of course.

[Chain Gang]

It is a take down tool.It's basically a screw driver and the notches are go-no go gauges for the firing pin.

[jerseydevil]

I had forgot to put the part about the notches into my first post. While I was editing it, Steve posted.

[ducttapetech]

I thought they replace the Nagant with SKS then the AK-47. I my be totally wrong about that one. I do know they are a blast to shoot.
 

[Chain Gang]

I thought they replace the Nagant with SKS then the AK-47. I my be totally wrong about that one. I do know they are a blast to shoot.

I believe you are correct sir.I have owned all three and they are great weapons.

[jerseydevil]

My understanding has always been that the SKS was a stop-gap rifle. It was a matter of, "we have this new cartridge, and we need something that shoots it NOW." The First SKS carbines saw combat during the Battle of Berlin in 1945. When the AK came about, the Russians sent the plans and machinery for the SKS to its allies well before those of the AK. I should have mentioned the SKS, though, sorry! All three are fun rifles indeed, though as a lefty, the AK can be a bit hazardous to my face  .

[WWW]

Thanks to all for the info!! I really apreciate it.   


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I believe you are correct sir.I have owned all three and they are great weapons.
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Probably not the right forum to discuss this but I was wondering how dificult would it be to find the tool and/or the rifle ? Thanks again for all the help! Take care!!

[ivanov]

About this tool - its a screwdriver and included in the "set of maintenance"

[Sazabi]

I just found a website that has the cleaning and maintenance kit for $13 shipped.

[J-sews]

MANY military rifles and machine guns were issued with some sort of a multi-purpose takedown tool. As a matter of fact, there are so many different combination weapon-tools that we could probably give them their own forum here


Australian L1A1 SLR combo tool



An old British 1874 Martini-Henry tool



Combination cleaning tool for a U.S. M1 Garand



19th century multipurpose tool for the U.S. .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield



Mk1 Bren Gun combo tool




*note that none of these photos are mine. They are all from auctions currently running on eBay

[captain spaulding]

The Mosin tool will normally come with most Mosin Nagant Rifles. The little notches in the side of the tool is to check the firing pin protrusion so you do not get light primer strikes or to deep primer strikes. The flat head portion is used to adjust the firing pin protrusion. Figured I would add this in in case no one mentioned it. The rifles can be found for around $89 at most Big-5 Sporting Goods.

[jerseydevil]

The rifles can be found for around $89 at most Big-5 Sporting Goods.

Would those be M91s, or M44 carbines? I'd guess the latter. Years ago, Navy Arms had a retail store here in Jersey, and they had an entire wall of M91 rifles made by both Remington and Westinghouse under WW1 contracts. At gun shows in PA that I frequent, M44 carbines can be found still in arsenal wrappings and cosmoline for low prices. Sometimes M38 carbines appear, the same as the M44 but without the folding bayonet. They're pretty rare, though, and can go for much more. The M91 long rifles are neat, the sights are not in yards or meters, but an obsolete Russian measurement called an arshin, which equals 28 inches. 

[captain spaulding]

It would be the M91.

[BigFatTon]

Can't say enough how useful the cleaning rod that comes with the Mosin-nagant is.  Countless times I've had guys with pimped out AR-15s asking to borrow a cleaning rod because they have something lodged in their chamber or even barrel, and then it's ol' Rusky to the rescue.

[captain spaulding]

Can't say enough how useful the cleaning rod that comes with the Mosin-nagant is.  Countless times I've had guys with pimped out AR-15s asking to borrow a cleaning rod because they have something lodged in their chamber or even barrel, and then it's ol' Rusky to the rescue.

There's a reason the Mosin's are still around and being sold readily. 

[orca8589]

Hi folks - my first post here, but I figured I'd comment on this topic, since I own, shoot, and regularly fondle my Finn Model 39.

Numrich Gun Parts has this tool in stock every once in a while, in several variations. I'm slowly putting together the proper tool set-up for my Finn, but I'm stashing the tools for a Russian M-N that I'll get eventually.

There's a variation without the go-no-go notches, that I found at a flea market years ago. Took me forever to figure out what it was. I was using it to pop up the tab on my Lipton Iced Tea can. 

~Chris

PS - great forum ya'll have here.

[J-sews]

Hi folks - my first post here, but I figured I'd comment on this topic, since I own, shoot, and regularly fondle my Finn Model 39.

Numrich Gun Parts has this tool in stock every once in a while, in several variations. I'm slowly putting together the proper tool set-up for my Finn, but I'm stashing the tools for a Russian M-N that I'll get eventually.

There's a variation without the go-no-go notches, that I found at a flea market years ago. Took me forever to figure out what it was. I was using it to pop up the tab on my Lipton Iced Tea can. 

~Chris

PS - great forum ya'll have here.

Welcome Chris, good to have you here!   Any chance we could get a photo of that one?

[jerseydevil]

Welcome to the forum!  Numrich Arms Parts used to have a retail location at their warehouse in West Hurley, not sure if it's there anymore.  That place was a gun nut's dream.  I got the proper stock for my long M91 Carcano there, only place I could find one.  The M39 is a nice rifle, I like the stock better than those on the Russian models.

[orca8589]

Hi folks - my first post here, but I figured I'd comment on this topic, since I own, shoot, and regularly fondle my Finn Model 39.

Numrich Gun Parts has this tool in stock every once in a while, in several variations. I'm slowly putting together the proper tool set-up for my Finn, but I'm stashing the tools for a Russian M-N that I'll get eventually.

There's a variation without the go-no-go notches, that I found at a flea market years ago. Took me forever to figure out what it was. I was using it to pop up the tab on my Lipton Iced Tea can. 

~Chris

PS - great forum ya'll have here.

Welcome Chris, good to have you here!   Any chance we could get a photo of that one?

Thanks for the welcome, guys!

When I find my extra keyring, I'll put a picture up of the tool I have. I moved a lot of my lesser-used keyring gizmos to a secondary ring, that's close by if I need it, but not adding weight in my pocket when I don't. We moved last year, and I've got a few more boxes to go through. It'll turn up eventually. The tool I have is either identical, or very similar, to the Numrich #1152500, but Numrich shows theirs with one small notch, but I don't remember mine having one. We'll see when I find it.

I do remember that my M-N tool is pretty chewed up - besides drink cans, I also used it to pry paint cans open, scrape crud out the gaps in our car door seals, pry staples out of cardboard, etc. Very handy little tool. (It also works okay for striking sparks off of a fero rod.) When I first got it, I had thought about filing & stoning it down to fit the screws on my Ruger SBH, until I found out what the tool was. By then I'd had it for several years and honestly, I'd abused it quite a bit. It's retired now.

~Chris

[orca8589]

oops - hit "quote" when I meant to hit "Modify".

~Chris