mosin nagant

[petelanca]

Can any one help identify this rear sight on a 1933 Tula Mosin Nagant. It's marked in yards.
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[my-rifle]

Haven't seen one like that myself, but it's a windage-adjustable rear sight, and they were not available until the 60s as far as I know. The RPK has one.

 

[cheese]

Try 7.62X54r.net - they seem to know the most about the weapon.

 

[Corregidor]

It is a commercial lyman or williams adjustable peep sight that was added to the rifle; most likely by a previous owner. It is highly doubtful that it was added by the Russians, but it is an interesting modification. I have one on an old sporterized arisaka and have seen quite a few on sporterized mausers and 03 springfields, but this is the first one I have seen on a nagant.