Original Finnish Winter War Model M/27 Mosin-Nagant Rifle Serial 85525 with 1930 Dated Tikkakoski Barrel - Antique Châtellerault Receiver Dated 1894 17th Century Most of this is to

Most of this is to the "nap" of the fabric

The helmet originally was manufactured as a Pickelhaube but appease to have been reworked as a Kugelhaube in a depot during the war

Both items are in spectacular condition and shows signs of no use

and the area under the portepee is quite a bit lighter in color

Original Finnish Winter War Model M/27 Mosin-Nagant Rifle Serial 85525 with 1930 Dated Tikkakoski Barrel - Antique Châtellerault Receiver Dated 1894 17th Century Most of this is toOriginal Item: Only One Available. These are so very rare, a real pre 1899 Antique Russian Mosin Nagant Rifle, originally referred to as the "Three Line Infantry Rifle, Model of 1891." This example was almost certainly one of 190,000 or so Mosin Nagant M1891 Full Length Rifles left behind in Imperial Russian depots when the country gained its independence in 1917 1918. The rifle was quickly adopted as the standard weapon of the fledgling country, and