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Lot 1691:Korean War Trophy Izhevsk Nagant 91-30 Rifle w-Bayonet, Docs

September 7th, 2019|Rock Island, IL
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Lot 1691:Korean War Trophy Izhevsk Nagant 91-30 Rifle w-Bayonet, Docs

September 7th, 2019|Rock Island, IL
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Russian Model 91/30 Bolt Action Rifle Documented as a USMC Korean War Trophy, with Bayonet and North Korean Identity Book

Included with the grouping are two capture papers made out from the Headquarters of the 1st Tank Battalion, 1st Marine Division of the Fleet Marine Force, dated 30 November 1951 and 3 January 1952. Both are made out to a Staff Sergeant Hershel R. King, "who was on duty in Korea after 25 June 1950", identify the rifle by serial number (using the "KP" in the number in plain English, instead of transliterating to "KR") and mention the bayonet, with the second also listing an "Enemy ID Booklet" by serial number. The 1st was deployed to Korea via Pusan in August of 1950, and would immediately engage the enemy in the Battle of Pusan Perimeter, as well as participating in the famed Battle of Inchon. From the time between the unit's deployment in 1950 and the first capture paper in 1951, South Korea and it's U.N. allies had gone from being driven down to holding less than 10% of the peninsula, drove their way nearly across the Chinese border, and then settled back into a stalemate at the 38th Parallel that in many ways never really ended. In 1954 an armistice was established, and in 1955 the 1st departed Korea. The rifle is Soviet construction, 1943 vintage, and typical of the World War II surplus ordnance that was shared out to Communist allies in the post-war era, with post front and tangent rear sights, unnumbered bolt, mixed-numbered floorplate and the letters "F.F.W." cut into the right side of the buttstock (significance unknown). The bayonet is a traditional cruciform socket model, 20 inches overall. The ID book is untranslated, but appears to be for a North Korean citizen born in 1933 and issued the document in 1948; he would have been about 17-18 during the War.

ConditionVery good with some replaced components, half of the arsenal blue finish remaining, with mild scratches on the magazine, scuffing around the muzzle, and light handling marks. A few deep dents are present on the trigger guard around the magazine. The otherwise good stock shows wear and tear appropriate to field use, with a number of scuffs and dents, chipping around the cleaning rod slot, and some cracks at the buttplate. The paper items show age appropriate staining and wear, with the 1951 letter tearing at the creases. Mechanically fine. Korean War Trophies are seldom encountered.
Details
ManufacturerMosin Nagant
Model91/30
TypeRifle
Serial number
ClassCurio & Relic Long Gun
Caliber / Gauge7.62x54 R
Barrel28 1/2 inch round
Finishblue
Stockhardwood

Item LocationRock Island, IL
Views8281
Catalog page364
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