SOLD, MAGNIFICENT & STUNNING 1917 U.S. SURCHARGED WWI REMINGTON RUSSIAN M1891 MOSIN NAGANT RIFLE, MATCHING, SIBERIAN EXPEDITION RIFLE! WITH RARE GIBLETS! FROM THE MERCALDO COLLECTION!

This rifle is from the lifetime collection of noted firearms historian and author Luke Mercaldo, and it was featured in his well know Reference book “Allied Rifle Contracts in America, 1914-1918″.   Along with the purchase of the rifle, you will receive a signed copy of the book, and a notarized letter of authenticity from the author.  I cannot recall any firearm that we have handled where the author/consignor was that thoughtful and generous to include all of that information, especially in such a concise format.  

In stunning, mint new all matching condition, we present to you an  all matching non-import marked U.S.  surcharged 1917  Remington Arms Made M1891 Mosin Nagant Imperial Russian Service rifle.   This is a textbook example of a Remington made Mosin Nagant.  This rifle has a beautiful walnut stock with the Imperial Russian Double Eagle Cartouche on the right side of the butt which you just never see on these rifles.  The rifle never made it to Old Russia as it was US surcharged and Eagle Head proofed on the bottom of the stock in front of the magazine well.  IMPORTANTLY THIS COMES WITH A REMINGTON BAYONET AND AN EXCINGLY RARE REMINGTON TOOL AND MUZZLE PROTECTOR.  

This rifle was part of the defaulted Russian contract that was purchased by the US government at the onset of WWI.  These rifles were used by the US Army for training, but more importantly they were also issued to US troops as well, most notably during the Siberian Expedition in 1919.    This is hands down a mint stunning example; I have never seen a finer example of an American made Mosin Nagant Service Rifle.