- Yes
- Yes, but in another way
- No
During and after the Soviet-Polish war in the period shortly after WW1 had ended, Poland had many Mosin rifles of various types which had been captured from Russian forces, and had subsequently partially adopted the rifle for their own uses in their original states, with almost 20% of Poland’s rifles being Mosins in 1919. After a while, the decision was made to adopt the Wz 98 rifle as the standard service rifle in the early 1920’s, a version of the Gewehr 98. However, the initial supply of these rifles was low, so to fix that issue and keep the rifles chambered for the same round, those old Mosin rifles, 77,000 of them, got quite a overhaul. The largest of those changes would include the rechambering of the rifles to accept 7.92mm Mauser rounds and stripper clips rather than the original 7.62mm R, a shortening of the barrel, and replacing the front end of the rifle with a mauser style bayonet mount which allowed for Polish and German type bayonets to be used. This gun was continuously used by the Poles up until their defeat in 1939. After this, as with many other such weapons captured during the blitzkrieg, Germany had decided to absorb the rifles into their own service, although more in second line roles. I think this would be a unique addition to the Axis as it’s a fusion of Mosins and Mausers, and would probably make an interesting event rifle.
