What numbers should match on a Mosin Nagant rifle?
A. There are four serial number locations on a Mosin Nagant; the barrel, the bolt, the buttplate, and the magazine floorplate. If there is a number on the receiver it was most likely placed there by the importer per BATF regulations. Later Chinese T53s have the number on the stock instead of the buttplate. Very early M91 and Remington M91 production also had a number on the rear of the cocking knob, but it is rare to find a matching one now.
A. There are four serial number locations on a Mosin Nagant; the barrel, the bolt, the buttplate, and the magazine floorplate. If there is a number on the receiver it was most likely placed there by the importer per BATF regulations. Later Chinese T53s have the number on the stock instead of the buttplate. Very early M91 and Remington M91 production also had a number on the rear of the cocking knob, but it is rare to find a matching one now. For details on serial numbering see the Mosin Nagant Serial Numbers page.
