Photo debate: Is the rifle a SVCh or a Mosin?

War photos: SVCh or Mosin?

One detail noted by a participant in photos of soldiers with rifles is that the index finger rests outside the trigger guard. In a thread where someone declares support for Russia, the slogan "bases out" also appears, urging non-interference.

What rifle is in the photographs?

The identification of the weaponry concentrates the most technical contributions. One participant maintains that the rifle wielded by the Russian president corresponds to the Chukavin SVCh, from the Kalashnikov factory, and links to news that its mass production would arrive within two years. The reply is swift: another responds that what is seen is actually a Mosin, the bolt-action rifle associated with sniper Vasili Zaitsev, here with a modern cover. Two generations of weapon and an unresolved discussion.

From support for Russia to rejection of bases

Not everyone who joins aligns without nuances. Some clarify they are not pro-Pilingui, but favorable to Russia for reasons they do not elaborate on, while others dismiss the whole discussion with a derogatory response and no arguments. A third group stays technical: which model it is, what cover it has, how it is held. Among the slogans, one calls for removing the bases and not getting involved in the hornet's nest.

The detail that throws things off

In a compilation of modern war photographs, the exchange does not discuss drones or hypersonic missiles: it debates whether the rifle in the photo is from this century or the Mosin associated with sniper Zaitsev.