Rifle in Tree; M86/88 Mannlicher, 1891 Carcano, or Mosin Nagant?

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The image in the middle is a picture that is floating about on Russian social media. It was sent to me by by a friend, who I previously wrote about, the one of the adventures with two Bushmen. He asked me if the action bedded in the tree might be a Mosin Nagant. A Mosin Nagant action is shown on the right.

At first glance, there are similarities, the solid magazine, the 90 degree bolt handle, the shape of the trigger… but close examination shows that this is no Mosin Nagant. The most obvious difference is the placement of the bolt handle, at the back of the action, instead of inside the ejection port. The magazine shape is different, the bolt handle is directly over the trigger, and the shape of the rear sight elevator is distinctive, and clearly not a Mosin Nagant.

I believe the rifle in the tree is an Austrian Mannlicher M86/88. There is not much difference between the 1886 and 1888 models that you can tell from a photograph such as this. The picture on the left is of a …Read the Rest

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