{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "mosin-nagant-m44",
    "name": "Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "izhevsk",
      "name": "Izhevsk Mechanical Plant"
    },
    "category": "rifle",
    "action": "bolt-action",
    "calibers": [
      "7.62x54mmR"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "M1944 carbine",
      "M44"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, and Chinese M44 pattern carbines",
      "Chinese Type 53"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/mosin-nagant-m44.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/mosin-nagant-m44.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "This work order is written for the Mosin-Nagant M44 Carbine. It is reported to cover Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, and Chinese M44 pattern carbines; Chinese Type 53 — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "not-recorded",
    "limit": null,
    "statement": null,
    "source": null
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 1,
    "group": "rifle",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "Same simple Mosin action and about the same part count. The extra job is the folding bayonet: its staked screw and the pinned bayonet/front-sight base trap the barrel bands. That makes it upper Tier 1, but nothing is timed or held under tension.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 34,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "stand-in: American Rifleman 'Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 Family' exploded-view legend (keys 1-34), drawn on the long rifle; the article says the instructions 'apply universally to all patterns of Mosin ri",
      "basis": "publication-diagram",
      "source": {
        "title": "Exploded View: Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 Family Of Rifles (American Rifleman, July 2016, p. 73), by Ian McCollum",
        "publisher": "NRA / American Rifleman",
        "reliability": "secondary",
        "url": "https://www.americanrifleman.org/media/ofijod0q/r1607_ev.pdf",
        "page": "p. 73 (single-page PDF linked from https",
        "pdfPage": null,
        "pageUrl": null,
        "quote": "34. Buttplate"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "The attached bayonet's screw is staked and hard to loosen, and the barrel bands cannot come off until the pinned bayonet/front-sight base is removed, which the reference advises against.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Mosin Nagant Rifle Exploded Views and Disassembly (Model Specifics: M44)",
          "publisher": "7.62x54r.net (hosted by thinlineweapons.com)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/7.62x54r/7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinDisassembly.html",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "The screw is staked on the opposite end and can be difficult to loosen. The bayonet lug and front sight base are integral and held on by two pins. Removal is not recommended. The barrel bands cannot be removed without removing the bayonet/sight base."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Bolt reassembly needs the parts aligned in one orientation, with the firing pin returned to its witness line (shared Mosin bolt).",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Exploded View: Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 Family Of Rifles",
          "publisher": "American Rifleman (NRA)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/exploded-view-mosin-nagant-model-1891-family-of-rifles",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "To reassemble the bolt, you must align all bolt components properly."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Firing-pin protrusion must be gauged after bolt reassembly.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Mosin Nagant Rifle Exploded Views and Disassembly (Model Specifics: M44)",
          "publisher": "7.62x54r.net (hosted by thinlineweapons.com)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/7.62x54r/7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinDisassembly.html",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "After fully assembling the bolt, decock it, make sure the bolt head is tight against the connector bar and check the firing pin protrusion with a gauge."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 40,
      "rebuild": 55,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "As for the 91/30 plus the staked bayonet screw and bayonet mount. Bands come off only if the pinned front sight/bayonet base is removed.",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Stock",
        "removes": [
          "barrel bands",
          "handguard",
          "tang screws",
          "buttplate"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bayonet",
        "removes": [
          "bayonet mounting screw (staked)",
          "bayonet and spring"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bolt",
        "removes": [
          "cocking piece",
          "firing pin and spring",
          "bolt head",
          "guide bar",
          "extractor"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Magazine / trigger guard",
        "removes": [
          "floorplate and latch",
          "follower and springs",
          "trigger and pin"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 3,
      "springs": 5,
      "detents": 0,
      "basis": "counted by name in the same (stand-in) legend, line items. Pins: 19 trigger hinge pin, 26 follower hinge pin, 32 follower hinge pin (upper). Springs: 3 firing pin spring, 11 ejector spring and feed in"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "firing pin protrusion gauge",
        "usedFor": "Bolt reassembly"
      },
      {
        "tool": "hollow-ground screwdrivers",
        "usedFor": "Staked bayonet screw"
      },
      {
        "tool": "brass drift",
        "usedFor": "Front sight / bayonet base pins (if removed)"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Firing-pin protrusion",
        "why": "Same Mosin bolt.",
        "source": {
          "title": "Mosin Nagant Rifle Exploded Views and Disassembly (Model Specifics: M44)",
          "publisher": "7.62x54r.net (hosted by thinlineweapons.com)",
          "reliability": "secondary",
          "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/7.62x54r/7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinDisassembly.html",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "check the firing pin protrusion with a gauge"
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Bayonet lock-up",
        "why": "The folding bayonet must latch in both positions. Well-known check, no source found.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Re-zero sights or scope",
        "why": "Sights and optics come off for coating, and point of impact must be re-confirmed. This is a standard check, so no source.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [
    {
      "name": "Bore guide",
      "required": true,
      "usedFor": "Cleaning from the breech without wearing the throat or the crown. On a surplus rifle the crown is often the difference between accuracy and none."
    }
  ],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Lift the bolt handle and pull the bolt fully rearward to extract and eject any chambered round."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Press the magazine floorplate latch ahead of the trigger guard and swing the floorplate open to release rounds in the magazine, or cycle the bolt repeatedly.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Rounds in the magazine"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Inspect the chamber and magazine well with a light and physically confirm the chamber is empty."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "Close the floorplate and remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip — Bolt Removal",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Lift the bolt handle and draw the bolt fully to the rear."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Press and hold the trigger while continuing to pull the bolt rearward out of the receiver.",
              "warning": "You are pressing the trigger. The chamber and magazine must already be verified empty and the muzzle in a safe direction.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Clean the bore from the breech using a bore guide, and clean the bolt face, lugs, and chamber.",
              "warning": "Always use a bore guide on a surplus rifle. Cleaning rod wear at the crown is a permanent accuracy loss and is very common on milsurp."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Stop here for routine maintenance. Bolt disassembly is a separate procedure and is not part of normal cleaning."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Bolt assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": null,
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Confirm firing pin protrusion has been set correctly if the bolt was disassembled."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Align the bolt with the receiver raceway, connector bar in its groove."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Slide the bolt forward into the receiver and close the bolt handle."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Cycle the bolt several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the rifle is unloaded — chamber and magazine — before each check.",
        "Cycle the bolt and confirm it cocks and closes fully into battery.",
        "With the action cocked, engage the safety and press the trigger. The striker must not release.",
        "Disengage the safety without touching the trigger. The striker must not release.",
        "Press the trigger and confirm the striker releases with a firm snap.",
        "Load dummy rounds and confirm they feed and eject cleanly.",
        "If you have any doubt about the rifle’s history, have headspace gauged by a gunsmith before firing live ammunition.",
        "Confirm the bayonet latches securely in both the folded and extended positions.",
        "Confirm firing pin protrusion with the gauge if the bolt was apart."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "7.62mm Mosin-Nagant Carbine Model 1944 Manual",
      "publisher": "USSR Ministry of Defence",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide — Eurasian Communist Countries",
      "publisher": "U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "tier-4bb0a973",
      "title": "Mosin Nagant Rifle Exploded Views and Disassembly (Model Specifics: M44)",
      "publisher": "7.62x54r.net (hosted by thinlineweapons.com)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://thinlineweapons.com/7.62x54r/7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinDisassembly.html",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "tier-a38652c8",
      "title": "Exploded View: Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 Family Of Rifles",
      "publisher": "American Rifleman (NRA)",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://www.americanrifleman.org/content/exploded-view-mosin-nagant-model-1891-family-of-rifles",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    },
    {
      "n": 5,
      "id": "tier-7d266e14",
      "title": "Exploded View: Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 Family Of Rifles (American Rifleman, July 2016, p. 73), by Ian McCollum",
      "publisher": "NRA / American Rifleman",
      "reliability": "secondary",
      "url": "https://www.americanrifleman.org/media/ofijod0q/r1607_ev.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}