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Vasily's Anachronistic Firearms

Originally, I intended to write an entire comprehensive blog regarding Vasily’s most “historically accurate” uniforms and the different versions between those (Border Guard vs Cossack, NCO vs non, 1907 uniform changes vs pre-Nicholas changes) but it is too much of a project to post all at once. Instead, I decided it best to split all this information into several blogs: Vasily’s firearms, his potential border guard uniforms, and his potential Cossack uniforms (+ sabers). The latter two may or may not include art, so at the moment they are a long-ways off, especially since I have some other blogs planned in the meantime. Nonetheless, this was just information I needed to get out of my head regarding his weapons showcased in canon.

My main concern is – Vasily has two main firearms we see him utilize in the series: a rifle and a revolver. However, just how accurate to the time period are these weapons as Noda had drawn them? I’ll spoil: not accurate at all.

I talk repeatedly throughout this blog about ‘Cossack’ Vasily. If you are unfamiliar with the term or idea, please refer to this blog here.

To clear up some terms quickly: an M91, Mosin, Mosin-Nagant, and M1891 are all shorthands that refer to the 1891 Mosin-Nagant rifle. 91/30 refers to an 1891 Mosin-Nagant that was remanufactured in 1930 with significant changes. An M95, Nagant, and M1895 are all shorthands that refer to the 1895 Nagant revolver.

Vasily’s Mosin-Nagant Rifle In-Text

[Images feature Vasily holding his rifle at different angles.]

Vasily’s rifle of choice is an 1891 Mosin-Nagant as described by most resources for him, an incredibly common rifle used by the Russian and Soviet armies even throughout WWII, as it had been the standard issue throughout all these years. It was particularly the main (Russian side) rifle issued throughout the Russo-Japanese War, and an average soldier would be carrying one in 1907, our pinpoint date for Golden Kamuy. This heavy use throughout history, however, means the rifle has undergone quite a few modifications as it was manufactured in its lifespan. Let’s compile some information about the M91 Vasily would have been using as a regular enlisted man vs as a Cossack. I would also like to point out Vasily’s rifle is missing all stamps in the source text – no serial numbers, no imperial stamp, everything. He even is lacking the stamps on his rear sights for distance markers, so I will not be covering this information much.

Firstly, let’s go over some traits that an M91 of a non-Cossack in 1907 might have. Now, Vasily could always have a much older Mosin that lacks some of these traits, but for now let's suppose he has a newly-minted M91 (which would be an M91 manufactured post-1896). What he should have:

A swing swivel attached to his trigger guard and a sling with a hook that attaches to the front tightening rods. This was changed between 1896 - 1898. Sling slots were not introduced until 1908.

A flat rear sight. It was changed to a curved rear sight in 1909.

No metal crossbolt. These were added in 1909. Older models occasionally had wooden crossbolts, but very rarely.

No visible retainer springs.

Completely wooden handguard wrapped around the rear sights.

Because we can never clearly see the front barrel band’s underside on Vasily’s rifle, I will not include it in our overview, though there are different versions. However his version should be a solid band with protruding screws from the body of the rifle (to allow his sling to hook into the screws). Completely oval shaped barrel bands were not introduced until 1909, when the sling was moved to attach to slots in the stock of the rifle. So how does all this information compare to Vasily’s rifle?

[Image of Vasily’s rifle, pointing out several traits. It features a crossbolt, curved rear sight, retainer springs, a half exposed handguard, the sling in the stock, and a thick stock.]

Right away, there’s several clear issues that conflict with what a soldier in 1907 and the years before would have. There is a metal crossbolt when there should be none (or a very rare wooden bolt); it is difficult to see, but the rear sight is curved and not a flat rear sight; the sling is attached to sling slots rather the the swivel sling it should have; the handguard shows off metal in front of the rear sight when it should be completely flush wood; there are retainer springers in front of the barrel bands; the stock is thicker than it should be.

Of course, this still is a Mosin-Nagant, but there’s too many issues for it to be the M91 of a regular soldier in 1907. While some of these traits do appear for M91s in later years (if one was to make the case this is simply a M91 produced in, say, 1909), other traits do not appear in regular M91s at all such as the exposed handguard metal, thick stock, and the retainer springs.

No dice. Well, what about a Cossack rifle then? Could Vasily’s rifle prove he is a Cossack when his outfit cannot? Now, Dragoon rifles and Cossack rifles were virtually the same firearm aside from stamp markings. Because Dragoons and Cossacks were both typically mounted troops, they needed to be similar. The only major difference is Cossacks were not issued bayonets with their rifles because they were armed with their own sabers/shaska, and we certainly never see Vasily with a bayonet. Though, it is also feasible he just lost his. Regardless, these are the traits of a Cossack M91 in 1907 as follows:

All sling slots resided in the stocks.

All had retainer springs accompanying its two barrel bands.

A flat rear sight. It was changed to a curved rear sight in 1909.

No crossbolt. These were added in 1909.

Wooden handguard wrapped around the rear sight.

Thicker stock than that of regular M91s.

So, what are the inconsistent issues now? As we can see in the picture below, Vasily still has that curved rearsight and a crossbolt that weren’t introduced until 1909. It also has that exposed piece of metal towards the rear sight when typically Cossack rifles had wood flush to the rear sight.

[Another image of Vasily’s rifle. The curved part of Vasily’s rearsight is especially noticeable.]

Case closed: we must conclude Vasily’s M91 is anachronistic and is simply a Cossack M91 from 1909 or later, as its the only way to explain how his rifle has sling slots, retainer springs, a curved rear sight, a thick stock, and a crossbolt. Though, that leaves the question of why does his handguard not match that of an M91 at all? After all, it's a strange choice to deliberately draw the handguard not meeting the rear sight, and instead leaving half the metal exposed.

Except – that minor handguard issue can’t be ignored. In fact, with all this information, it becomes clear Vasily’s rifle isn’t simply an M1891. It’s actually an M91/30, a rifle manufactured over two decades after Golden Kamuy took place!

[Images of an M91/30 compared to a full image of Vasily’s rifle. They are nearly identical, apart from the 91/30 missing its sling in the photo.]

M91/30s are sometimes considered different rifles from M91s because so many different modifications came between it and the original M91. Obviously, the 91/30 is indeed modeled after that of M91s – specifically, they’re modeled after Dragoon M91s. As said previously, Dragoon and Cosack M91s were virtually indistinguishable (their marking stamps are the best way to distinguish them), hence why one might assume Vasily has an anachronistic Cossack M91, when in actuality it is an M91/30. It’s only obvious outside tell, when assuming the rifle is simply anachronistic, is that the wrapped handguard is still out of place. But, when putting Vasily’s rifle and the 91/30 side-by-side, one can see the exposed bit of metal just past the rear sight, just like 91/30s tend to have.

We can also pinpoint to when this 91/30 Noda drew had been manufactured. Firstly, Vasily's sling slot appears to be missing escutcheons entirely, which occasionally was usually seen on pre-WWII 91/30s. The other trait has to do with the shape of his receiver – there were three varying types for the 91/30, with two of those receivers being a little difficult to distinguish between in drawings. Thankfully, Vasily’s has the third type, a hex receiver, which as the name implies is shaped a bit like a hexagon. Thus we can pinpoint Vasily’s rifle having been manufactured between 1930 - 1936, the only time hex receivers were put on 91/30s. In later years is when the other types of receivers took manufacturing precedent. This is nearly three decades after the events of Golden Kamuy!

All this is to say: wow Vasily’s rifle is anachronistic by decades. We’ll address what it should actually look like further below. 

Vasily’s Nagant Revolver In-Text

Moving on, Vasily’s revolver is a bit of a shorter story. We are shown only a handful of instances of it in the manga, but it's the same revolver Kikuta collects: the 1895 Nagant. You’ll remember it's notable because it contains seven shots rather than the standard six of typical revolvers.

[Images of Vasily’s Nagant.]

The Nagant had no major changes to its base model beyond the occasional experimentation of the barrel length and the lack of production of single-action versions beginning in the 1930s, but we are unable to examine either of these traits given how few panels there are, and how little Vasily shoots his revolver (just once).

So, is Vasily’s revolver also anachronistic? Unbelievably – yes. Beginning in the 1930s, old Nagants were actually refurbished to change two main qualities: changing the grip to be of a different material (impossible to notice without actively having the firearm in hand in person), and the changing of its frontsight from a half-moon to a dove-tail (imagine a half moon with part of it sliced out). As we can see from Vasily’s revolver above, it has the dove-tail sight rather than the half-moon, as it has that slice in the semi circle.

It’s far more difficult to narrow down when Vasily’s revolver in text could’ve been manufactured because Nagants were refurbished even after WWII. We’d only be able to tell if Vasily has a refurbished imperial model if his revolver had stamps on it, confirming it had been manufactured before the establishment of the Soviet Union. However, not only is his revolver at an angle in the manga where we can’t see its stamps, but as I said earlier, Noda avoided putting stamps on any of the firearms in the series. So we’ll just assume his revolver is off by thirty years in the future as well, and was refurbished in the 1930s (typically when refurbishment began taking place), but it could be much more modern than that.

Vasily’s Historically Accurate Rifle

Due to the nature of the M91, which has had a plethora of changes throughout the 1890s, I’m going to try my best to walk through each change of the rifle without excess visual reference. There’s many minute changes Vasily's rifle could have cycled through, so as long as we don’t tread into modifications that occurred past 1907, any which way you draw this rifle should be adhering to history regardless.

The only thing of note is that, while Noda avoided all stamps in his art, if you wish to get technical the most important stamp you can add to Vasily’s rifle would be the Imperial Russian eagle crest. Featured below, you find said stamp on the (hex) receiver twice. Also, yes, many Mosins were actually manufactured in the United States for Russia! But not until 1915.

[Image of Mosin-Nagant receivers. One shows both imperial stamps from Izhevsk, the other with only a single stamp from New England Westinghouse.]

Non-Cossack Rifle

Let’s suppose, now, that Vasily is in the SBGC and run through some of the potential M91s he could have. Beginning when the rifle was first manufactured in 1891, this was the original base Mosin-Nagant:

[Image of an 1891 M91.]

Some main features to note of this rifle:

Its exposed barrel/lack of a full handguard.

Swivel slings on the trigger guard and front barrel band.

Flat rear sights.

Extra long trigger guard towards the butt of the rifle.

Over time, the following is changed:

In 1893, the trigger guard was changed. That protruding metal piece that slides towards the butt of the rifle is removed.

In 1894, a wooden handguard along the barrel was added. This gives the Mosin its iconic full-wooden appearance.

In 1896, the front sling swivel was removed, the barrel band being converted to allow slings to hook onto it directly without a swivel.

And below you’ll find an M91 manufactured after that 1896 change, the latest version Vasily would be capable of having, as the design is not updated again until 1909.

[Image of an 1896 M91.]

So, compared to Vasily’s rifle in the manga, this 1896 rifle lacks:

Stock inset slings.

A curved rear sight.

A crossbolt.

Retainer springs.

A thick stock.

Half metal/half wooden handguard wrapping in front of the rear sight.

As such, there is a noticeable difference between Vasily’s rifle in the manga and the one he should have as a regular border guard. However, the M91 pictured above is most likely the rifle Vasily would be found with, sans the sling not being pictured here. Given there is a 13 year delay before this version of the rifle is updated again, he’s more likely to have this version than any of the previous versions of the rifle.

[Comparison of Vasily’s rifle in the manga vs edited to a 1907 ordinary M91.]

Cossack Rifle

Vasily’s rifle would be noticeably different from the above if he was a Cossack (or even a Dragoon, for that matter). These rifles don’t actually have any timelapse between the years it began manufacturing and 1907, as Cossack M91s began manufacturing in 1894, and were not updated until 1909. A Cossack M91 from the years 1894 to 1908 would be virtually the exact same.

[Image of a Cossack-type M91.]

I am unsure of the exact year the following rifle is above, but it has the appearance of a M91 before the 1909 updates (which added a crossbolt and curved rear sight). It has the following:

Sling slots in the stock (with escutcheons).

Retainer springs on the barrel bands.

A flat rear sight.

Handguard wrapped around the rear sight.

A thick stock.

Compared to Vasily’s rifle in the manga, this (1907~) rifle lacks:

A curved rear sight.

A cross bolt.

Half metal/half wooden handguard wrapping in front of the rear sight.

No escutcheons covering the sling slots.

This is to say, if you were to write or draw Vasily as a Cossack, the above rifle is the exact picturesque version he’d be found with. There’s also one other unique trait to Cossack rifles that are hard to see: where the imperial crest would be found, one would also find “КАЗ” stamped on that same receiver. It is much easier to base a historically-accurate M91 off of Vasily’s rifle in the manga because it only has a handful of differences.

[Comparison of Vasily’s rifle in the manga vs edited to a 1907 Cossack M91.]

Vasily’s Historically Accurate Revolver

Vasily’s revolver doesn’t actually need many changes to its visible appearance in order to define it as “historically correct”. As I mentioned, there was mostly one major change to Nagants when they were refurbished, in that their front sight was changed from a half-moon to a dove-tail. The other change was in regards to grip material, and that wasn't even a color difference,  so I will not mention the different wood changes.

Thus, if Vasily was to have a properly historically accurate revolver, it would look like the following:

[Image of a 1895 Nagant Revolver in its original design. Its front sight is shaped like a semi circle.]

Simply change Vasily’s dove-tail front sight on his Nagant to instead be a half-moon, and it’d be accurate! One simple mistake by Noda had accidentally aged Vasily’s revolver by nearly 30 years. I am not going to include a comparison drawing because it is an easily visible, simple change.

Conclusion

This is my usual conclusion of ‘Noda got this all wrong’. But honestly, I barely ever draw Vasily’s rifle correctly half the time myself. Have fun with the info… there’s something uniquely funny about Vasily accidentally ending up with two weapons that are from several decades in the future.

Thank you to RDSTRPV for looking over this for me as usual :] !

I have not bothered to look at the Arisaka's depicted throughout the series, though perhaps I might one day, as I have my own Type 38 and it'd be a fun project to compare it to the Type 38s that appear in the series. However, as an added tidbit, I did examine the Berdan that Ogata shoots Vasily with – it is an 1870 Berdan II, and is drawn completely correctly according to its period design, down to the 45 degree angle the bolt rests at compared to the 90 degrees of most rifles. Funny Noda got the minute details of the Berdan accurate, but not the Mosin-Nagant or the Nagant.

For anyone curious, Vasily’s weapons were not fixed in the anime either. Just due to the lower quality appearance of the anime, I opted to use manga references because they were far easier to understand all the mechanisms and pieces from the black and white. Here’s how his firearms look in the anime:

As you can see, the exact same as how it is drawn in the manga, now featuring color.

#golden kamuy #vasily pavlichenko #this whole thing sparked because ive been trying to buy an m91 + m95 and wanted to be able to date them beyond the imperial vs soviet stamp #anyways. brainrot

[novankenn]

Calm before the Storm

Jaune: Is it really?

Ruby/ Pyrrha: Jaune?

Jaune moves to a bench, setting a soft-sided gun case on it, alongside with a box of ammo.

Ruby: I don’t often see you out here, come out to get Pyrrha?

Jaune: No, I come out every so often to relax. Squeeze off a few rounds with Grandpa’s rifle.

Pyrrha: So what do you shoot?

Jaune unzips his case exposing an immaculately cared for Great War Era iron-sights sniper rifle.

Ruby: Gorgeous!

Pyrrha: Is it custom?

Jaune: Yep. Grandpa’s own design. Incorporates traits of the PTRS-41 and the Mosin Nagant. She’s a beast.

--== Table of Contents ==--

#100 word drabble #rwby #jaune arc #ruby rose #pyrrha nikos #crescent rose #milo & akouo

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Josef '' Sepp'' Allerberger

These are some facts and curiosities about Josef Allerberger:

He was born on December 24, 1924

 Sent to the Eastern Front in June 1943 as a machine gunner, Allerberger was lightly wounded at Stavropol and experimented with a captured Soviet Mosin Nagant 91/30 rifle with a 3.5x PU telescopic sight whilst recuperating.

During combat, Allerberger was noted for using the Wehrmacht-taught technique of an umbrella with the cloth removed and foliage woven into the arms which he held to his front in order to camouflage himself.

He was a German sniper in the II Battalion of the 144th Gebirgsjäger Regiment of the 3rd Mountain Division on the Eastern Front, and was credited with 257 kills. 

In 2005, a book titled Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight's Cross was published, written by Albrecht Wacker based on interviews with Allerberger. 

According to his memoirs, Allerberger was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross by Field Marshal Ferdinand Schörner, the commander of Army Group Centre, on 20 April 1945, although no official documentation ever recorded the award. However, this was not uncommon at this late point in the war.

After the war, Allerberger worked, like his father, as a carpenter. He died on 2 March 2010 in Wals-Siezenheim

Source:

Military Wiki: Josef Allerberger

I DON'T SUPPORT NAZISM, FASCISM OR ZIONISM IN ANY WAY. THIS IS AN EDUCATIONAL POST

#reichblr #ww2 germany #studyblr #ww2 history #austrian painter #josef allerberger #sniper

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Simo Häyhä

During World War II, a Finnish soldier named Simo Häyhä achieved an astonishing feat as a sniper. He is often referred to as the "White Death." Häyhä fought in the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union in 1939-1940.

Using a Finnish variant of the Soviet Mosin-Nagant rifle, Häyhä became one of the deadliest snipers in history. He operated in freezing temperatures, often hiding in the snow for extended periods. Häyhä amassed an incredible kill count of at least 505 confirmed kills, all within a span of about 100 days. This number is even more remarkable considering that Finland's population at the time was around 3.7 million.

What makes Häyhä's achievement even more astonishing is that he accomplished it without using a telescopic sight. Instead, he relied on iron sights, which provided less magnification and made his shots even more challenging. Additionally, he camouflaged himself well, using snow and vegetation to blend into his surroundings and make it difficult for enemies to spot him.

Häyhä's skill and stealth made him a feared adversary, and the Soviets actively tried to eliminate him by counter-snipers and artillery strikes. However, he survived the war despite being shot in the face at one point. Häyhä ultimately retired as a highly decorated soldier and lived a long life until his death in 2002.

Simo Häyhä's remarkable achievements as a sniper during World War II continue to capture the imagination and stand as a testament to his extraordinary skill, resilience, and the harsh realities of war.

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Okay brief little trigger warning for mentions of the N*zi's and War. Also I will state that I DO NOT condone what the Russians are doing in Ukraine and I will not support their views. Note that it is kind of underneath a read more just because of length and that.

You know I wish RT put more effort in making their characters represent their historical or mythological allusions or what they were meant to represent at the same time writing the character in their own way. Just like my own character Zek.

Now for Zek he was originally going to Zek Zaitsev as ORIGINALLY he was supposed to be based around the Soviet/Russian Sniper, Vasily Zaitsev.

Vasily Zaitsev was well known for killing over two-hundred N*zi's during the invasion of Stalingrad and managed to go into a Sniper duel with an Ace N*zi Sniper. However... there were not records of Zaitsev ever having a Sniper battle with an Ace N*zi sniper or even a final showdown. Not to mention since Stalingrad was a MASSIVE city along the Volga River it would highly be improbable for it. Plus his 242 kills would have been close to 400 (As some historians have stated) However... this all changed when Russia decided to invade Ukraine. And I'll say it again. I do not. DO NOT condone the russian invasion of Ukraine. It is highly immoral, it is horrendous how some people will happily support Russia in their fight against Ukraine...so that had to change.

So I looked towards history to find another sniper that could lead me to what I was trying to find. Thankfully that led me to find... SIMO HAYHA.

Simo was well known in Finland as the Magic Shot, but to the Russians he went by a different name. Belaya Smert or The White Death. All because of one reason... Simo never used his scope for sniping. He would use the iron sights of his M30 Mosin Nagant to snipe his foes. His kill count during the Winter War or the Russo-Finnish war, would rack up to a whopping.....

500 KILLS...

But thats not all if we also count his non-sniping kills and add it to his 500 confirmed kills..... it could have been around

700 FUCKING KILLS.

Seven-Hundred. The Russians were so pressed on trying to kill him that the only time they CAME CLOSE was when they had the mortar strike around Simo's position and he only got away with his great coat getting scratched up. But however... one fateful day Simo would come close to death when an explosive bullet smacked him in the jaw......

AND MANAGED TO FUCKING LIVE.

So I chose that to be Zek's historical allusion and applied it in my own way. Zek absolutely hates Private Military Companies (Similar to how Russia was using a PMC to perform acts of human rights violations and how the Russian people even protested against the war), uses a Mosin Nagant (A modified one to put him on the level of RWBY's fighters), has incredibly good eyesight and requires no scope (Similar to Simo using no scope) also ended up getting an explosive bullet to the jaw and managing to survive that! Like seriously you can do so much with a historical allusion as long as you can write in your own way. It does not hurt to even try and alter it as best as you can in order to fit your canon. Unlike RWBY who puts in a character and says- "They're based around the actual Coco Chanel" (Who was well known for being a supporter of the N*zi's) Doing research hella MATTERS. and it does not hurt to that before creating a character.

#RWDE #fuck rooster teeth #anti rooster teeth #Seriously it does not hurt to do a bit of research #Trust me #Do the research and then apply it to the character #Not suddenly say this name fits with this character because of the design.... #and NOT doing the research... ROOSTER TEETH

[ivan-fyodorovich-k]

One thing about the US market in milsurp rifles that I’ve found consistently remarkable is that while prices of Kar98ks and Mosin 91/30s and M1903A3s etc. continue to soar with no apparent ceiling in sight, the humble Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk I, despite being one of the better bolt action service rifles in history, and probably the best all around bolt action rifle of WWII (yes better than the K98), as well as the platform of the best sniper rifle of WWII (yes better than the K98), has had relatively steady prices for the last 10-15 years.

When I first started buying guns a Lee Enfield No. 4 was in the $300-$500 range, and now I think you can still get them in the $500-$600 range. Compare to Mosin Nagants that have gone from $75-125 to $900 and Kar98ks that have gone from $250 to $1500 and M1903A3s that have gone from $400 to $1000 and so on.

This is I suspect driven by three factors

1. .303 is a little tough to find. Most gun stores have it but it’s not everywhere

2. The No. 4 is not especially beautiful, especially compared to its predecessor the SMLE

3. Most Americans do know that Britain fought in WWII, they just don’t care

#gunblr #ww2 #lee enfield #enfield

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German Luftwaffe “Hermann Goering” Feld Division Marksmen pictured at Kubschutz,Bautzen outskirts,Saxony.

25 april 1945.

They are mostly armed with Gewehr ‘43 semiauto rifles with optic sights,the third from right has a Russian Mosin Nagant bolt action rifle.

The first on the left,has an Italian Beretta MAB 38/42 submachinegun.

 "Un salto nel passato..." Una foto interessante scattata il 25 aprile 1945 a Kubschutz nei dintorni di Bautzen (Sassonia).Un momento di pausa durante i furiosi combattimenti con unita' dell'Armata Rossa per un gruppo di tiratori scelti della 1a Luftwaffe Feld Division "HG".Sono in maggioranza armati di fucili semiautomatici Gewehr '43 dotati di ottica mentre il terzo da destra con un Mosin Nagant russo. Il primo a sinistra oltre all'arma lunga a tracolla ha quello che sembra un Beretta MAB 38/42

[owlixx]

CoD Classic Mid-Thoughts (British and half Russian done):

Well, I have really warmed up to the game after playing it some more. You kind of get used to the antiquated graphics and design. I can’t tell if the American campaign is the least impressive or if I’m just getting acclimated here. and all this in spite of the fact that I didn’t really enjoy the British campaign - it had far too much turret and on-rails content. plus the climactic mission was an awful labyrinth of a battleship. Almost all of my deaths have been from the British campaign. I died a couple times to stupid battleship labyrinth where you basically have to memorize soldier locations (even on easy!). I died maybe ten times to a particular on-rails segment that is horribly designed where you just instantly die if certain vehicles aren’t dead at certain pints but you also can run out of ammo? Very bad. What’s funny is that I think that’s the section with Jason Statham, who I believe is also the character that laments Captain Price’s death, which is very funny to me.

No, my opinion has changed because of the Russian campaign. Does the “cowards and traitors will be shot” intro come across as American propaganda? Yes. Is there probably some truth to that depiction? Also yes. Does it kick ass to assault Stalingrad with only five bullets in your hand and no gun? Very much yes. From the tense opening in the boat to running and ducking for cover in the approach to Stalingrad, it’s a very cool non-combat opening that really feels like the cinematic moments of the later games.

Not to mention that the actual combat levels themselves here are awesome. Maybe the Mosin Nagant is just a better gun than the Kar98K, but I swear I became a wizard quick scoped these last few levels. Maybe I’m just getting good enough to enjoy the game more, but the Russian levels feels so much better designed and layed out. Much more varied environments from bombed out towns to a tank factory to a snowy apartment. Much more cool big interactive set pieces rather than the on-rail sections of the US and Britain campaigns that range from stupid at best to maddening at worst.

Even the tank defense mission is better in the Russian campaign than the British campaign. The British version consisted of swinging around a big flak cannon between 3 or 4 different attack angles for 5 boring minutes , while the Russian one consists of darting. Back and forth between a multi-level building to man 2 different mounted guns all while gunning down foot troops approaching from the lower floors. It felt so much cooler and more intense.

Gun wise, I barely used the British guns in lieu of just MP40ing every enemy I came across. Oh, I did enjoy the dam mission. The visuals of the dam were the most striking in the game so far and I enjoy the Wolfenstein-like room-to-room clearing more than the big open fields, it was just a little too cramped and repetitive in the case of the battleship mission even if I like the concept. I wasn’t super fond of the dam mission requiring me to go out the way I came in but I did enjoy it being a solo mission for the most part.

Oh, weapons - the ppsh sadly eats ammo too fast to be any good, especially since enemy troops aren’t carrying it. And the sight on the Bren made it hard to use. I’ll tell you what - I never want to handle an anti tank rocket launcher in this game again.

I’ve got 3 Russian levels and 3 epilogue levels left, I believe. I’m actually kind of excited to beat this game and then see how the GameCube spin-off is, although I suspect I’ll be frustrated with the controls since CoD Classic is at least adapting a 2003 pc game to 2009 PS3 control standards, but it’s anyone’s game on the GameCube. Also I hugely appreciate that CoD classic using L2/R2 to ADS and shoot instead of L1/R1 which I thought was the weird standard for PS3 games.

#retro gaming #gaming #call of duty #CoD #call of duty classic

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1923 Izhevsk 9130 Mosin Nagant 7.62x54r

A 20 1/4-inch barrel, a wooden stock, a 5-round top-load magazine, an adjustable rear sight and a hooded front sight, a permanently attached side folding bayonet, a cleaning rod, and a sling are all included with this rifle.

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[the-entity-child]

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The moon hanged bright in the sky, rain slowly pouring down onto the bayou as Junko along with the help of a older gentleman set up the small ritual circle in the mud lanterns shining near them to give them sight for what was to come. This man being with a organization who hunted monsters that made these same bayou into a hellhole of demons and eldritch beings was the only man who knew of Junno true origins and her bloodline, but they had the same goal to kill demons and save humanity at any cost. This ritual was a small one but one that could help in the long run to help understand and fight against this corruption of the soul, a common enemy for the faithful Junko and the gentleman of science as Junko stood in the center of the ritual marking holding her tanto in hand to slowly, and quite painful, cut her hand to draw her blood onto the ground muttering a language long forgotten to human tongue as it gave a soft glow. The gentleman took note of this as soon with a loud roar of thunder Junko felt the weather itself try and stop her almost sending down lighting to kill her dead. However something or someone saved her, they felt it with them both as soon they would see a mosin nagant avtomat laying on the ground before them.

This weapon was a bit of a rare find as only a few many could get or even know how to make such a weapon but Junko could see beyond the details. This weapon was made by eldritch hands, for her dirty hands as she held it close to her chest knowing someone, out there beyond the stars saw the plight on this world and gave them a inch, a ray of hope that this war will end. She looked towards the gentleman with a nod. Tomorrow they hunt, tomorrow someone dies.

#dead by daylight #dbd #dead by daylight oc #dbd ask blog #dbd oc killer #ask blog #dead by daylight ask blog #dbd oc #dbd oc blog #survivor event #fuck this took longer then it should! #ooc: i been depressed of late and writing been hard with work. #but good news i had my 23 birthday Friday. yay

[hjmarseille]

A Finnish soldier examines a Soviet sniping rifle, most likely captured in one of the battles around Suomussalmi and the Raate Road, 13 February 1940. The rifle, a 7.62mm Mosin-Nagant M1891-30 with a 4.2x29 PEM telescopic sight and mount (dating its production to the years 1936-38), would have been manufactured in the armaments factories of Tula and Izhevsk. Selections were taken from the production line, refined (with particular attention paid to the trigger assembly), then tested for accuracy. A Red Army sniper would be expected to hit a target at 400m with open sights, increasing to 800m with telescopic sights. Though Soviet sniper doctrine was well established by 1939, their impact on the course of the Winter War was rather muted, the laurels going to their similarly armed Finnish counterparts. Though, as with almost everything else, the Finnish Army was desperately short of sniping rifles, captured weapons like the one shown here were usually kept by the individuals who took them, to be used as personal hunting rifles when they returned to civilian life. (SA-kuva)

Photo and caption featured in Osprey Combat 21 Finnish Soldier vs Soviet Soldier Winter War 1939–40 by David Campbell

#Finnish soldier #Soviet #sniping rifle #7.62mm Mosin-Nagant M1891-30 #4.2x29 PEM telescopic sight #Finnish Army #13 February 1940 #SA-kuva

[eframschweigersskincells]

I don't know if you remember but I asked you a list of questions long while ago. Well it's been a good bit of time for things and feelings to develop since I asked you so I thought it'd be time to update everything! Now with bonus questions!

Quick fire questions!

1. Who do you main in ZA4?

2. Favourite main campaign map?

3. Favourite DLC campaign map?

4. Favourite horde map?

5. Main sniper?

6. Main secondary?

7. Main pistol?

8. Least favourite weapon?

9. Least favourite campaign map?

10. Least favourite horde map?

11. Least favourite character?

12. Favourite weapon skin?

13. Favourite charm?

14. Favourite hat?

15. Least favourite weapon skin?

16. Least favourite charm?

17. Least favourite hat?

18. Favourite photomode pic?

19. Favourite map to photograph?

20. Least favourite map to photograph?

21. Favourite song on the soundtrack?

22. Favourite enemy?

23. Least favourite enemy?

24. Favourite NPC?

25. Least favourite NPC?

26. What mode do you play more often?

27. If you could sum the game up in 3 words what would they be?

28. Favourite headcanon?

29. If you could change one thing about the game what would it be?

30. If rebellion gave you the opportunity to add one thing to the game what would it be?

Of course I remember Maxis! It definitely has been awhile so I'd be happy to answer these questions again and from the looks of I'll definitely have my work cut out for me!

1. It's still Werner, the pros and cons are still just perfect for me and of course hes always amazing to listen to and his outfits are just superb (still pissed hes the only one to not have atleast three skins)

2. Definitely hell base, its just a beautiful map and always amazing to get photos in! Plus it's a good challenge especially on nightmare a great way of getting yourself an adrenaline rush!

3. God this is so difficult, I guess I'd say deeper than hell, I feel like it really showed off just how much rebellion could stretch the boundaries of what they had done in the main campaign and that the DLCs are more than just some cool add ons (not that I thought that of blood count or terror lab) it's a beautiful map and a fucking fantastic time I love it so so much!

4. Death collector is quickly becoming my favourite because the amount of crack induced euphoria its give me is scarily awesome but I can't let my boys in to the darkness and frozen in fear down.

5. Mosin Nagant and the Lee Enfield two absolute chefs kiss weapons and I'll never let anyone take them from me!

6. The grease gun for sure, quick, powerful and a good clip size and reload speed. I didn't think I'd like it but now its my favourite!

7. The polizieipistole (probably butchered that) it may not be the most powerful pistol but its amazing at severing limbs and it's great for a quick back up if all else fails.

8. M1 Garande, the fuckin shotgun mortar and the FUCKIN C96 (If I see anyone use them it's still on sight) they're just such shit useless weapons, the Garande is just miserable to use, the shotgun mortar is a waste of time and most used by asshats who like causing problems for everyone and the C96 is FUCKING USELESS!!!

9. Rotten coast, no idea why but its just not as hard hitting as the others but there is still a lot of fun to be had!

10. Dead in the water, it makes me want to claw my eyes out its painful.

11. Probably Shola, I used to really like but her but now that I've come to terms with Jun and Hector shes definitely fallen in favour.

12. Still the occult and elemental skins they're just so pretty to look at and they always look sleek in photo-mode!

13. Definitely the survivor brigade badge! Just a reminder of the days playing trilogy and how far the series has come! Oh and Werners dog tags

14. Hmmm my favourite hat? Probably the nuclear test goggles that just look really goofy and is really entertaining to me!!!

15. The zombie skin wrap, I know for a fact that it would fuckin disgusting to touch and I can't handle it. Nasty as fuck!

16. Probably the cowboy hat, what kinda American bullshit is this? American? In my British game?

17. It's still the sports helmets they still make me unnecessarily angry.

18. It took me ages to decide but I'd definitely say this one.

(Okay yeah it's my competition photo but ssshhhh)

19. I genuinely love all of them they're all so much fun to photograph but I'd have to say that abbadon asylum is just a phenomenal map!!

20. I don't hate taking photos of any of them so unfortunately I can't answer this one.

21. OH OH OH ITS THE VILLAGE REPISE WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT SHIT SLAPS!!!!

22. The screamer, I know I'm shit scared of them but there's just something about it that's just *chefs kiss*

23. Those fucking abominations from ragnarok part one I have never experienced panic quite like it.

24. Schweiger my boy!!!!

25. FUCKING EDIE

26. Campaign 100% I fuckin love horde mode but campaign has my heart!!!!

27. Very fuckin fruity!

28. Probably that Werner eats dirt (shout out to @anuspastor for that magical moment)

29. Maybe more accessibility options, just that little extra for those who needs that help with playing!

30. A FUCKIN THIRD SKIN FOR WERNER!

This was a lot of fun Maxis thank you for all the questions and if anyone else has any questions feel free to ask!!!

#rebellion #rebellion developments #shooter #zombies #horror #zombie army 4 #zombie army 4 dead war #questions #answered asks

[opspro2005]

AK’s vs AR’s vs Mosin’s

This is my favorite AR vs AK comparison: AK – It works though you have never cleaned it. Ever. AR – You have $9 per ounce special non-detergent synthetic Teflon infused oil for cleaning. Mosin – It was last cleaned in Berlin in 1945. AK – You are able to hit the broad side of a barn from inside. AR – You are able to hit the broad side of a barn from 600 meters. Mosin – You can hit the farm from two counties over. AK – Cheap mags are fun to buy. AR – Cheap mags melt. Mosin – What’s a mag? AK – Your safety can be heard from 300 meters away. AR – You can silently flip off the safety with your finger on the trigger. Mosin – What’s a safety? AK – Your rifle comes with a cheap nylon sling. AR – Your rifle has a 9-point stealth tactical suspension system. Mosin – Your rifle has dog collars. AK – Your bayonet makes a good wire cutter. AR – Your bayonet is actually a pretty good steak knife. Mosin – Your bayonet is longer than your leg. AK – You can put a .30″ hole through 12″ of oak. AR – You can put one hole in a paper target at 100 meters with 30 rounds. Mosin – You can knock down everyone else’s target with the shock wave of your bullet going downrange. AK – When out of ammo, your rifle will nominally pass as a club. AR – When out of ammo, your rifle makes a great wiffle bat. Mosin – When out of ammo, your rifle makes a supreme war club, pike, boat oar, tent pole, or firewood. AK – Recoil is manageable, even fun. AR – What’s recoil? Mosin – Recoil is often used to fix shoulders dislocated by the previous shot. AK – Your sight adjustment goes to 10, and you’ve never bothered moving it. AR – Your sight adjustment is incremented in fractions of minute of angle. Mosin – Your sight adjustment goes to 12 miles, and you’ve actually tried it. AK – Your rifle can be used by any two-bit nation’s most illiterate conscripts to fight elite forces worldwide. AR – Your rifle is used by elite forces worldwide to fight two-bit nations’ most illiterate conscripts. Mosin – Your rifle has fought against itself – and won every time. AK – Your rifle won some revolutions. AR – Your rifle drove Saddam out of Kuwait. Mosin – Your rifle won a pole vault event. AK – You paid $650. AR – You paid $1900. Mosin – You paid $159.95. AK – You buy cheap ammo by the case. AR – You lovingly reload precision crafted rounds one by one. Mosin – You dig your ammo out of a farmer’s field in Ukraine and it works just fine. AK – You can intimidate your foe with the bayonet mounted. AR – Your foes laugh when you mount your bayonet. Mosin – You can bayonet your foe on the other side of the river without leaving the comfort of your hole. AK – Service life, 50 years. AR – Service life, 40 years. Mosin – Service life, 100 years, and counting. AK – It’s easier to buy a new rifle when you want to change cartridge sizes. AR -You can change cartridge sizes with the push of a couple of pins and a new upper. Mosin – You believe no real man would dare risk the ridicule of his friends by suggesting there is anything but 7.62x54r. AK – You can repair your rifle with a big hammer and a swift kick. AR – You can repair your rifle by taking it to a certified gunsmith, it’s under warranty! Mosin – If your rifle breaks, you buy a new one. AK – You consider it a badge of honor when you get your handguards to burst into flames. AR – You consider it a badge of honor when you shoot a sub-MOA 5 shot group. Mosin – You consider it a badge of honor when you cycle 5 rounds without the aid of a 2×4. AK – After a long day the range, you relax by watching Red Dawn. AR – After a long day at the range, you relax by watching Black Hawk Down. Mosin – After a long day at the range, you relax by visiting the chiropractor. AK – After cleaning your rifle you have a strong urge for a stiff shot of vodka. AR – After cleaning your rifle you have a strong urge for hot dogs and apple pie. Mosin – After cleaning your rifle you have a strong urge for shishkabob. AK – You can accessorize you rifle with a new muzzle brake or a nice stock set. AR – Your rifle’s accessories are eight times more valuable than your rifle. Mosin -Your rifle’s accessory is a small tin can with a funny lid, but it’s buried under an apartment building somewhere in Budapest. AK – Your rifle’s finish is varnish and paint. AR – Your rifle’s finish is Teflon and high-tech polymers. Mosin – Your rifle’s finish is low-grade shellac, cosmoline, and Olga’s toe nails. AK – Your wife tolerates your autographed framed picture of Mikhail Kalashnikov. AR – Your wife tolerates your autographed framed picture of Eugene Stoner. Mosin – You’re not sure there were cameras to photograph Sergei Mosin. AK- Late at night you sometimes have to fight the urge to hold your rifle over your head and shout “Wolverines!” AR- Late at night you sometimes have to fight the urge to clear your house, slicing the pie from room to room. Mosin – Late at night, you sometimes have to fight the urge to dig a fighting trench in the yard to sleep in.   

M1 Garand: Y’all bitches sit down and shut up,uncle John Garand is here to tell you a story about WWII

#2A

[smith-sights]

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#smith-sights mosinnagant mosin smithsights fiberopticmosinsights

[totallygamerlife]

ah yes put a reflex sight on a mosin nagant

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