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Gun: Model 1895 Russian Musket Manufacturer: Winchester Repeating Arms Co. Serial Number: 168122 Condition: NRA Antique Fine Caliber: 7.62x54 mm R Value: $1,500 to $2,000. In this article ...
A reader asks about the April 2013 issue of American Rifleman, which featured a column about the Winchester Model 1895 Russian Musket. What makes it a musket?
In 2012, Russian soldiers using T-5000 rifles won an international competition for special unit snipers. The Tochnost sniper rifle surpasses its predecessor in several key characteristics.
This new Russian rifle is designed for combat beneath the waves The weapon works both on land and underwater, a dual-purpose device for a rare type of fighting. By Kelsey D. Atherton ...
The Kalashnikov rifle still remains one of the most recognizable symbols of Russia, known in every corner of the world. But the Kalashnikov and other Russian guns are not just weapons of war anymore.
So much for patriotism. For the US military, a concern regarding the proliferation of the T-5000 rifle is that it is one of the few Russian rifles that can pierce body armor used by American troops.
The Russian Army is about to get its first new sniper rifle in decades. The Chukavin sniper rifle, or SVC, replaces the Cold War–era Dragunov SVD. A fully modern rifle, the Chukavin comes in a ...
In the late nineteenth century, Russia’s large land army grew increasingly dissatisfied with its arsenal of obsolete rifles. The standard issue rifle was the Berdan II, a single-shot rifle that ...
It boasts a range of about 6,500 feet, making it one of the longest-range Russian rifles. Another prominent name on this list is the Dragunov SVD, which has been in use since the 1960s.
The rifle went into mass production and, by 1904, three million rifles were in Russian Army service. The Mosin was first used by the Russian Army during the Boxer Rebellion, then by the Russian ...