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How long is a Mosin-Nagant rifle?

A Mosin-Nagant rifle is about 1.23 m (4 ft) long.

What is measured: bolt-action rifle, overall length

Mosin-Nagant Rifle (1.23 m) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), Mosin-Nagant Rifle (1.23 m) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 72% of the height of an adult person
  • About 4 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 62% of the height of a doorway
  • About 9 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 3.2× the height of a bowling pin

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Facts about Mosin-Nagant Rifle

Over 37 million Mosin-Nagant rifles were produced, making it one of the most mass-produced military rifles in history.

Source: Smithsonian: Mosin-Nagant

Military

NameSizeCompared with Mosin-Nagant Rifle
Panzerfaust1.05 m (3 ft 5 in)0.85×
Maxim Machine Gun1.07 m (3 ft 6 in)0.87×
Javelin Anti-Tank Missile1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)0.89×
M1 Garand Rifle1.1 m (3 ft 7 in)0.89×
Roman Scutum Shield1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)0.98×
Medieval Longsword1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)0.98×
Mosin-Nagant Rifle1.23 m (4 ft)this page
M240 Machine Gun1.24 m (4 ft 1 in)1×
Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)1.2×
WWI Trench Mortar1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)1.2×

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Which is bigger: Mosin-Nagant Rifle or WWI Trench Mortar?

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