![]() ![]() Early production receivers are often not marked or dated so exact specifics can't always be determined. Dates and arsenals, which are typically found on the bottom of the tang by removing the action from the stock, run the gamut of all M91 production and the specifics are not important with the exception of antique/non-firearm status (1898 or earlier) under US law and this only for purposes of shipping and transfers among non-licensed individuals. These receivers were not "old stock" but were stripped from damaged or worn out rifles. This would be the case with any post 1935 dated Izhevsk or post 1936 dated Tula M91/30 with a hex receiver. A significant number of older receivers were used to build new rifles at both Izhevsk and Tula. 1936 Tula receivers are split almost equally between hex and round. 1935 was a low production year at Izhevsk, but serial number evidence appears to point to the hex receiver being the less common. Hex receivers were standard from the beginning of M91 production and used for M91/30s until 1935 at Izhevsk and 1936 at Tula. "Receivers There are many minor receiver variations, especially during WWII, but only two major configurations, hex and round. ![]()
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