Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It doesn't get a lot of respect from people these days -- or arguably even during its service life -- but is that deserved? Today the Redneck Preppy takes a look at the history of the Mosin Nagant M91/30, a rifle that served the Russian Empire-turned-Soviet Union during two world wars and continues to see some use today, over 130 years since it was first birthed.

0:08 Introduction
0:46 A Closer Look at the Mosin Nagant M91/30
4:43 The Bayonet: Fact or Myth
6:38 Before the Mosin Nagant M91/30
10:07 Who Were Mosin and Nagant?
15:07 Continuing the Story
38:43 Variants
43:16 Other Users of the Mosin Nagant
48:14 The Legacy of the Mosin Nagant M91/30

Other Videos:

A Short and Convoluted History of the Semin Bayonet - youtube.com/watch?v=77U6byzoiNk
Is Your Mosin Nagant M91/30 PU Sniper Real or a Fake? - youtube.com/watch?v=bxb1NwNz8lE

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Music:

"Dark is the Night" by Nikita Bogoslovsky and Vladimir Agatov
"Arise, Great Country!" by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach and Alexander Alexandrov

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