Editing Mosin–Nagant (section)

===Initial production===
[[File:Rifles1905-2.jpg|thumb|left|Schematic of Model 1891 (top left)]]

The ''3-line rifle, Model 1891'', its original official designation, was adopted by the Russian military in 1891. Production began in 1892 at the ordnance factories of [[Tula Arsenal]], [[Izhevsk Arsenal]] and at Sestroryetsk Arsenal. An order for 500,000 rifles was placed with the French arms factory, {{lang|fr|italic=no|[[Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault|Manufacture Nationale d'Armes de Châtellerault]]}}.<ref name="7.62x54r.net">{{cite web |url=http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/Mosinprimer.htm |title=A Brief Overview of the Mosin Nagant Rifle |website=7.62x54r.net |access-date=11 May 2011 |archive-date=14 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214212028/http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/Mosinprimer.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>