Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
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Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
Oldironsights told be about this on the chat today. Seems the Bulgarians liked to add a wedge to the base of the sight attachment spring on their M91 Mosin Nagants. Didn't know that before. Took out a Bulgarian I happen to have and sure enough..
Re: Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
I also have a M91 that has the wedge in the sight.
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Re: Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
Here are two of mine.
The one with just two punch marks is from a 1918 Remington that appears to have been used in Bulgaria.
The one with four punch marks is from a WW1 German capture 1897 Tula.
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The one with just two punch marks is from a 1918 Remington that appears to have been used in Bulgaria.
The one with four punch marks is from a WW1 German capture 1897 Tula.
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Re: Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
Just noticed this tonight while doing some cleaning on that sporterized 1930 Tula Dragoon,have a look:
I'd guess some dragoons made it to Bulgaria.
I'd guess some dragoons made it to Bulgaria.
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Re: Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
Ok, I'll bite, What were the wedges for???, I can assume (I know I know, I am familiar with military definition of Assume) that they were to change the point of aim, but why ???.
Re: Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
The wedge was placed there to help hold the sight leaf spring in place.
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AAAAh, now I see, learn something new everyday I guess.
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Re: Bulgarian Wedge om M91 Nagant
Bats, the leaf spring is also wedge shaped & the small screw keeps the spring from moving around, but the screw is easily stripped or broken, so the wedge is often to insure against loss of the spring or just a quick fix for a missing screw.
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