Russian "Peter the Great" M91's.
I was following a thread about a Westinghouse M91 on another thread when the subject of Russian "unFinned" M91's came up, with the implication that they were not all that common. It made me recalled that I have a couple of "unFinned" M91's that I believe are referred to as "Peter the Great" M91's, although I'm not sure why.
I dug them out of the safe this afternoon to take a closer look and a few pictures.
One is dated 1914 and the other 1915.
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps25c51086.jpg
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps00661fb4.jpg
I found that the serial number is stamped on the side of the receiver and the barrel shank.
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps7d856819.jpg
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...pse38b2b9f.jpg
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps40d096d9.jpg
http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps24fd8610.jpg
Stocks look solid, bores are decent, a few, but not many matching parts, not an "SA" anywhere to be found.
I need to get these out and shoot them.