Mosin–Nagant
five-shot, bolt-action, internal magazine-fed, military rifle
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Summary
Mosin–Nagant is a firearm model[1]. Mosin–Nagant ranks in the top 2% of firearm model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,139 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Sergei Ivanovich Mosin[3], Léon Nagant[4]
- Manufacturer: Tula Arms Plant[5], Kalashnikov Concern[6], Remington Arms[7], Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault[8], Sestroretsk arsenal[9], Westinghouse Electric Corporation[10]
- Subclass of: repeating rifle[11], bolt-action rifle[12]
- Designed by: Sergei Ivanovich Mosin[13], Léon Nagant[14]
- Commons category: Mosin-Nagant rifle[15]
- Country of origin: Russian Empire[16]
- Inception: 1891[17]
- Participated in conflict: Boxer Rebellion[18], World War II[19], World War I[20], Philippine Revolution[21], First Italo-Ethiopian War[22], Russian Civil War[23], Russo-Japanese War[24], Chinese Civil War[25], Spanish Civil War[26], Battle of Lake Khasan[27], Battles of Khalkhin Gol[28], Winter War[29], Korean War[30], Vietnam War[31]
- Service entry: January 1, 1891[32]
- Ammunition: 7.62×54mmR[33], 7.62×53mmR[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mosin-Nagant rifle[35]
- Commons gallery: Mosin–Nagant[36]
- Total produced: 37,000,000[37]
- Native label: Винтовка Мосина[38]
- Mass: 4.5 kg[39]
Why It Matters
Mosin–Nagant has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Mosin–Nagant is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]