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It is true, Vintovka Mosina.
Why is it called the 3 line rifle?

Asgard wrote:It is true, Vintovka Mosina.
Why is it called the 3 line rifle?

A "line" was a unit of measurement the Russians used to measure bore size and was equal to one tenth of an inch or 2.54 mm, so "3 lines" = 7.62 mm.

The Mosina's predecessor, the 10.7×58r Berdan rifle was also known as the 4.2 Berdan or 4.2 line Berdan.....4.2 lines equal 10.7mm when rounded up.

A Line was used as a unit of length in Britain and France up until 1824 and was equal to one twelfth of an inch

We understand 'lines' are still used in some parts of Britain...

meles meles wrote:We understand 'lines' are still used in many parts of Britain...

Fixed it for you.......Apparently pretty much every UK banknote tests positive for Colombian Marching Powder.

That must get right up 'er Maj's nose...

You never know, perhaps her and Phil like a cheeky line of a Saturday night......gives a whole new meaning to "Liz....where's Charlie?"

I did not know about the 3 lines matching the 7.62. However we discovered during the national service that a cigarette it's a perfect fit in the 7.62 ak barrel. We used to check for clean bi putting a cigarette in the chamber and let it slide down the barrel

Asgard wrote:I did not know about the 3 lines matching the 7.62. However we discovered during the national service that a cigarette it's a perfect fit in the 7.62 ak barrel. We used to check for clean bi putting a cigarette in the chamber and let it slide down the barrel

Once heard a story that Russian cigarettes are 7.62mm in diameter so that if need be the cigarette factories could switch more easily to ammunition production.