Production of the Mosin-Nagant continued in the Soviet Union ... but it was a direct descendant of the Model 98 rifle. The new model resembled its preceding version in its basic shape, except ...

"Mauser" and "Mosin Nagant" are practically synonymous ... as that distinction goes to the Gewehr 88—also known as the Model 1888 commission rifle. Of course, a case could be made that the ...