I thought I would post this fairly scarce example of an original Russian "Dragoon" M91....Before the 91/30 the Russians made a shortened 91, for Dragoons (Mounted Troops) and others who needed a rifle shorter than the 91....

It was the same length essentially as the upcoming standardized 91/30, but had some major differences....the rear sight was the same curved saw tooth leaf as the 91, the barrel bands were solid, the front sight was the same blade as the 91, not the globe and post of the later 91/30....

Finding Dragoons in their original guise, and not updated to 91/30 status is pretty tough. Sadly I sold this one off some time ago....but I did own one for a while....

Also note its SA marked, so it was a Finn capture, and the 91 style Hex receiver....

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Nice!!!!

That's a damn fine rifle!

I'd LOVE to fond one of those.

Nice. Dragoons even Finn'd ones are hard to find as most that were imported in the 1950's got bubba'd.

Yours is nice but not original, its been Finn'd...1937 Tula 91/30 stock and later 91/30 handguard.

That's hot. My first 91/30 was an ex-Dragoon.

Nice

very nice

Interdasting...I knew this one was different when I looked at, and the guy only wanted $125 for it, so I jumped...researched to find info out on Dragoons...but, sine Mosin Nagants aren't really my thing...

1. How can you tell its a 91/30 stock, and its a 1937 Tula? The Star, I get,  but I can't make out a date...

2. How can you tell its a 91/30 handguard, or what to look for in a Dragoon handguard?

Surprising since the bands are actual Dragoon bands, certainly not 91/30 bands....

Dragoon handguards do not have the rear metal caps.  The wood contours the rear sight base either partially or fully.

Very cool rifle, thanks for sharing. Mosin porn is always appreciated

There are only really 2 ways Dragoons have made their way here to the US. Via Finland or Spain. Finding one in original configuration is hard. Yours does still retain the original dragoon solid bands so thats a nice feature.

All of my Dragoons are Finnish and a mix of Finn parts but i have a 1923 wearing its original stock. None of mine have a Dragoon handguard.

You got a nice late Dragoon for a great price.