Finnish Army troops in position during war games, Finland, circa 1920s or 1930sSimo Häyhä posing with his honorary M/28-30 rifle, 1939-1940Soviet troops at Smolensk, Russia, 1 Jul 1941; note PPSh-41 and Mosin-Nagant weaponsSoviet sailors marching on Nevsky Prospect, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Oct 1941
Finnish Army troops in position during war games, Finland, circa 1920s or 1930sSimo Häyhä posing with his honorary M/28-30 rifle, 1939-1940Soviet troops at Smolensk, Russia, 1 Jul 1941; note PPSh-41 and Mosin-Nagant weaponsSoviet sailors marching on Nevsky Prospect, Leningrad, Russia, 1 Oct 1941
Russian militiamen, Moscow, Russia, 10 Oct 1941Soviet naval infantry signal troops setting up communication wires, Stalingrad, Russia, 1 Aug 1942Russian soldier Vasily Zaytsev posing with his Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle, Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942Soviet signal troops laying cables, Russia, Nov 1942
Russian militiamen, Moscow, Russia, 10 Oct 1941Soviet naval infantry signal troops setting up communication wires, Stalingrad, Russia, 1 Aug 1942Russian soldier Vasily Zaytsev posing with his Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle, Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942Soviet signal troops laying cables, Russia, Nov 1942
Byelorussian guerillas posing in a forest, circa 1943; note PPD-40 submachine gun, Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifle, and German bayonetUkrainian women of Sydir KovpakNina Lobkovskaya with Mosin-Nagant rifle with scope, 1940sNina Lobkovskaya with Mosin-Nagant rifle with scope, 1940s
Byelorussian guerillas posing in a forest, circa 1943; note PPD-40 submachine gun, Mosin-Nagant M1891 rifle, and German bayonetUkrainian women of Sydir Kovpak's guerilla forces, Ukraine, 1940s; note Mosin-Nagant M1891 sniper riflesNina Lobkovskaya with Mosin-Nagant rifle with scope, 1940sNina Lobkovskaya with Mosin-Nagant rifle with scope, 1940s
Roza Shanina with a Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 rifle with 3.5x PU scope, 1944Roza Shanina with her Mosin-Nagant rifle with PU scope, 1940sFemale Soviet snipers with Mosin-Nagant rifles, circa 1940sRussian troops fighting in Berlin, Germany, circa Apr-May 1945; note Mosin-Nagant M1944 Carbine and Degtyaryov Pekhotny
Roza Shanina with a Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 rifle with 3.5x PU scope, 1944Roza Shanina with her Mosin-Nagant rifle with PU scope, 1940sFemale Soviet snipers with Mosin-Nagant rifles, circa 1940sRussian troops fighting in Berlin, Germany, circa Apr-May 1945; note Mosin-Nagant M1944 Carbine and Degtyaryov Pekhotny 'DP' light machine gun
Twelve of the top snipers from the Soviet Third Army, 1st Belarussian Front, May 1945. Note the modified Mosin-Nagant rifles and PU 3.5x series fixed power scopes.
Twelve of the top snipers from the Soviet Third Army, 1st Belarussian Front, May 1945. Note the modified Mosin-Nagant rifles and PU 3.5x series fixed power scopes.
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