The M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant in real life.
The 3-line Rifle M1891 (often called Mosin-Nagant) is a bolt-action rifle of Russian design, originally developed for the Imperial Russian Army. Of three rifles submitted to evaluation in 1889, two designs by Léon Nagant of Belgium and Captain Sergei Ivanovich Mosin were chosen, with the superior components of each combined into a single design by 1891. The resulting weapon fired "3-line" caliber (7.62x54r mm) ammunition.
The M1891/30 is a variant designed in 1930 and was the standard issue bolt-action rifle of the Red Army from 1930 to 1945. After World War II and the introduction of more sophisticated bolt-action rifles, the M91/30 was sold throughout other communist countries such as China, North Korea, Vietnam and other states of the USSR. Many were used as sniper rifles later on.
The M38 is a carbine variant developed in 1938 for rear support troops.
Battlefield Vietnam
The M91/30 is a weapon featured in Battlefield Vietnam, issued uniquely to the Viet Cong Scout kit. It features a 6x scope meant for long-range engagements. It is a generally a very powerful rifle, being capable of killing in 2 body shots or in a single head shot. It is also very accurate, being highly capable of shooting a target that is over 200 meters away. When it comes to close quarters situations, the small cross hairs can be very effective for no-scoping shots, but it is still recommended to switch to a pistol due to the possibility of a missed shot. It can somewhat be considered an equivalent to the American M40.
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Battlefield 1
Mosin-Nagant M91
- This item has a Codex entry: Mosin-Nagant M91
— In-game description
The Mosin-Nagant M91 is a weapon that was introduced in Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar expansion for the Scout class.[1]
The Mosin-Nagant M91 statistically is almost identical to the Russian 1895 with the few differences manifesting in rate of fire and reload times. The Mosin is marginally slower when cycled, capable of 56 rounds per minute as opposed to the 1895's 64 RPM. When reloading the Mosin is faster during partial reloads with the 1895 being faster by a mere .023 seconds on an empty reload. Otherwise muzzle velocity, bullet drop, and sweet spot range being essentially the same. The key difference between the two lies in their choice of variants. Other than the Infantry versions which have different iron sights (although both have access to Radium sights, which are largely indistinguishable on either weapon), the Mosin-Nagant has a Marksman variant. Regardless, their mid-long range performance is similar enough to come down to personal preference between the rifles.
A notable aspect of gameplay with the Mosin is the variation of reload animations, with a unique set of animations at every level of capacity.
- Reloading with four bullets in the magazine has the player character place one bullet in, naturally (takes 3.15 seconds)
- With three, the character puts in two bullets with one swift motion (takes 3.13 seconds)
- With two, the two aforementioned animations are combined (takes 4.23 seconds)
- Reloading with one bullet remaining shows a unique animation where the character ejects and catches the remaining bullet, then conducts an empty reload utilizing the stripper clip (takes 4 seconds)
- Reloading from empty is a standard stripper clip reload (takes 3.9 seconds)
There are two variants of the Mosin-Nagant M91: Infantry and Marksman.
Infantry
The Mosin-Nagant M91 Infantry is the basic variant of the rifle. It is equipped with iron sights.
Marksman
The Mosin-Nagant M91 Marksman is equipped with a medium-power scope.
The Mosin-Nagant M91 is also the standard issued Rifle for the Russian Army/White Army and Red Army in servers that allows Standard issued rifles and Back to Basics.
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Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine
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— In-game description
The Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine was introduced on May 23rd, 2018. The weapon is unlocked for use after pre-ordering the online standard or deluxe editions of Battlefield V on any platform. It features a shortened length and like the Carcano M91 Carbine uses iron sights rather than the usual Lens Sight.
Trivia
Battlefield 1
- Loading and ejecting a K Bullets with the Mosin-Nagant shows the character grabbing the bullet that is being ejected, which is a detail not featured with other single-shot rifles. It uses the initial ejection and catch animation of reloading with one bullet remaining.
- While loading the stripper clip, the character notably angles the final bullet upwards halfway through the animation to press down the remaining rounds, which is perhaps to prevent misalignment of the bullet rims which is a common problem in reality with 7.62x54R ammunition in the rifle.
- The empty reload animation shows the clip flying out as soon as the rounds are pushed in, an unusual trait not found in any other rifle's reload.
- The Mosin-Nagant M91 was originally supplied with a sword-type bayonet when first introduced. This was changed to a spike bayonet when the Mosin-Nagant M38 Carbine was added.