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Nagant Pattern 1891

titelNagant Pattern 1891 
inventarisnummerAAA2566 
collectieFirearms    
museumNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich   National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
datum1908  
omschrijvingRifle. The barrel is secured to the stock by brass pins and the midsection of the barrel to the fore-end is encased in wood. There is a slot cut in the underside of the stock which contains a cleaning rod. A sling swivel is attached to the end of the magazine. The magazine holds five rounds. Bolt action lock. The barrel is rifled and fitted with a blade foresight and a tangent curved rearsight graduated from 1-300 to 3-000 metres. The calibre is 7.62mm. Inscribed on the magazine is: 'N294044' and on the bolt 'N452424'- on the stock there is a brass label which reads 'FROM U135 SURRENDERED AT HARWICH- 20 NOVEMBER 1918'. Large quantities of these rifles were captured from the Russians and used by the Germans. U135 was launched 8 September 1917 and surrendered 20 November 1918. She sank off the east coast of Great Britain while en route to be broken up in 1921. 
afmetingenOverall: 110 x 1300 x 50 mm   
 

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