The second feature is a leather holster with a steel rig that doubles as a telescopic stock. It is a unique design with arguably little gain in capacity for the extra cost it incurs, and one of the reason Italy did not adopt this design, deep in WW2 as it was. First off, the magazine does not use a simple leaf spring to push a stack of cartridges up, but is in fact a contained metal belt of ammunition indexed with each shot. Two interesting features to be noted here. 455 Webley Auto.Ĭonsidered the first commercially successful semi-automatic pistol design, the toggle-lock mechanism of the C-93 was upgraded by Georg Luger into the Parabellum pistol in 1898.Įxperimental FNA Pistola Automatica da Guerra “Sosso”ĭesigned by Giulio Sosso in and manufactured by Fabbrica Nazional d’Armi in Brescia, Italy c.1942, serial number 8A.ĩmm Parabellum, 21-rounds magazine, holster stock, all steel. Manufactured in 1915, serial number 6278. Webley No1 Mk1 self-loading pistol, Royal Horse Artillery model, with original stock Gold inlaid double action revolver with carved grips, marked “BRITISH CONSTABULARY”, circa 1875-1890. Swiss ordnance 1882 revolver with wood grips If it has an artic birch stock with the flame grain, they can hit upwards of $1,000~. While a standard 91/30 may run you $250~ or less, an M39 is usually around double the price. If you’ve ever held (or owned both) a 91/30 and M39, you can kind of see why among Mosin collectors the M39 is called the “Cadillac” version. While the 91/30′s were mass produced quickly, the M39′s were built with a bit more care and precision, along with slight changes while still retaining its identity as a Mosin.

The major difference though is quality and attention to detail. Вариант Русской винтовки Мосина.Ī variant of the Russian Mosin Nagant 91/30, the M39 was Finland’s version of the simple but effective rifle.

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