"Parashooter" - Thanks for the Link on Spanish C.W. Mosin-Nagant rifles.

Back in the late 1960's, I had a $13 Mosin rifle that may well have been a SCW rifle. I was unaware of the possible SCW connection and took off the clumsy wire 'sling-swivels' . It was in 7.62 X 54mm caliber and accuracy with WW2 surplus Russian ammo was horrible! (I don't know if the problem was the rifle or the ammo). I was glad to get rid of the rifle, little appreciating its history.

Back in that era, there was a little gun import company called "Fenwick's Gun Annex". They had very unusual items that were inexpensive and well used. Fenwick's advertised in the "Shot Gun News" and seemed to come up with 'Extreme Orphan Arms of the World', (and not the usual fare of Hunters Lodge and Century Arms).

Three items I got from them, pre-1968, were: A Charger-Loading Lee-Enfield ('Long-Lee') rifle, an unusual variant of a model 1910 Ross Rifle, and a 7mm, (Boer) model 1896 Mauser, with British proofs. (Two items I could not afford were .450 cal. Adams Revolvers and 1882 Enfield .476 cal. Revolvers, marked "New South Wales - Gaol" for around $30).

I later found out, the Ross Rifle was a likely SCW gun.

I traded and sold off these rifles expecting to get more pristine specimens. Funny how that usually turns out!

Sometimes with guns, the dregs are dripping the most history.

p.s. - I have not run across a Mosin altered for .30-40 before.