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|type = {{wp|Bolt action|Bolt-action rifle}}<br/>{{wp|Sniper rifle}} (scoped rifles only) | |type = {{wp|Bolt action|Bolt-action rifle}}<br/>{{wp|Sniper rifle}} (scoped rifles only) | ||
|service = 1891–present | |service = 1891–present | ||
|wars = [[First Europan War]]<br/> [[Estharian Civil War]]<br/> [[Second Europan War]]<br/> [[War of Lorican Aggression]]<br/> [[Post | |wars = [[First Europan War]]<br/> [[Estharian Civil War]]<br/> [[Second Europan War]]<br/> [[War of Lorican Aggression]]<br/> [[Post War of Lorican Aggression]]<br/> [[Imperial Crisis]] | ||
|designer= [[Louis Nagant]] | |designer= [[Louis Nagant]] | ||
|number = ~15,000,000+ | |number = ~15,000,000+ |
Revision as of 02:25, 31 May 2020
M1891 Nagant | |
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Type | Bolt-action rifle Sniper rifle (scoped rifles only) |
Place of origin | Autocratic East Europan Imperial Alliance |
Service history | |
In service | 1891–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | First Europan War Estharian Civil War Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression Post War of Lorican Aggression Imperial Crisis |
Production history | |
Designer | Louis Nagant |
Designed | 1891 |
Manufacturer | Tulo, Mineyevka, Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Vitrolême, Rummington, Harvoren, |
Produced | 1891–1965 |
No. built | ~15,000,000+ |
Variants | see Variants |
Specifications | |
Weight | 4 kg (8.8 lb) |
Length | 1,232 mm (48.5 in) (M91/30) 1,013 mm (39.9 in) (carbines) |
Barrel length | 730 mm (29 in) |
Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR (aka 7.62 Imperial) 7.62×53mmR (Balambian variants only) 7.92×57mm Mauser (later variants) |
Action | Bolt action |
Rate of fire | Variable |
Muzzle velocity | Light ball, ~ 865 m/s (2,838 ft/s) rifle |
Effective firing range | 500 m (550 yards), 800+ m (875+ yards with optics) |
Feed system | 5-round non-detachable magazine, loaded individually or with 5-round stripper clips. |
Sights | Rear: ladder, graduated from 100 m to 2,000 m (M91/30) and from 100 m to 1,000 m (M38); Front: hooded fixed post (drift adjustable) PU 3.5 and PEM scope also mounted |