![]() ![]() Most ex-Dragoons will be dated in the 1920s, but they are known as early as the 1890s with the older the date the less common and more desirable the rifle. Similarly there are "ex-Cossack" rifles which are considerably less common than ex-Dragoons and would be considered a prize in a collection. Collectively these are commonly known as "ex-Dragoons" and the original barrel marks are typically retained. ![]() ![]() It's also possible some were upgraded by Finland. Some Dragoons were likely upgraded to M91/30 specifications prior to WWII but the vast majority were upgraded during the last major refurbishments of Mosin Nagant rifles carried out in the 1960s and 1970s. Dragoons were also built alongside M91/30s up to 1932, but that is outside the scope of this article. These were originally built as Dragoon rifles from 1893 to 1929 at Izhevsk and from 1923 to 1929 at Tula. "Although full production began in 1930 and ended in 1944 at both arsenals there are many M91/30s on the market with earlier dates. However, many Dragoons have the same markings, after all, it's just the factory. This page shows M91 markings, if it doesn't have these, it wasn't an M91. M91's were rarely cut down to 91/30's, Dragoons were built from 1893 onward, and they were the normal gun available, and easily changed over. ![]()
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