Mosin-Nagant
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The Mosin-Nagant is a weapon in the game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It is used as a Sniper rifle by The End. It is unique in that it uses tranquilizer rounds instead of lethal ammunition.
The Mosin-Nagant was a bolt-action rifle, the first rifle chambered for the 7.62 x 54mm Rimmed cartridge, that was first produced in Tsarist Russia in 1892. It was in mass service during the Russo-Japanese war in 1904, and later saw more action during both World Wars. While original models had no scope, it was first used as a sniper rifle during the Eastern Front of World War II; it kept this role until the 1960's, when it was finally replaced by the SVD.
Although The End could have easily used an SVD, he instead opted for a Mosin-Nagant Sniper Rifle, which could be in relation to his age and the first production of the gun. The End's rifle, apart from being chambered for tranquilizer rounds, also replaced the normal stock with a paratrooper's folding stock and a pistol grip. Naked Snake can wield the Mosin-Nagant by defeating The End by stamina depletion. It is a very useful weapon for no-kill runs.
In the 21st Century, Old Snake obtains the Mosin-Nagant Scoped rifle and uses it during his operations in the Middle East to terminate Liquid Ocelot. The Rifle is still the same and acts as a tranquilizer weapon. It is unknown if it is the same rifle used by both The End and Big Boss.
