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During the Cold War the Soviet Union provided East Germany with Mosin Nagant rifles which were then marked with a "triangle 1".  This seems to be a combination of property and grading mark indicating "first condition".  A "triangle 2" mark, meaning "second condition", is mentioned in some references but has not been documented on a rifle.  The triangle one can easily be mistaken for the Izhevsk arrow in triangle arsenal mark at a quick glance.  However, the triangle has a wider base and it is usually placed higher on the barrel shank.   There is also a smaller version of the triangle one mark normally used on Nagant revolvers but it is sometimes found on Mosin Nagants.  The documented models are M91/30s, including ex-Dragoons, M38s, and M44s, along with Nagant revolvers.

1931 Tula M91/30	1938 Tula M91/30	1944 Tula M91/30
1928 Izhevsk M91/30	1939 Izhevsk M91/30	1941 Izhevsk M91/30
1942 Izhevsk M38	1942 Izhevsk M38	1943 Izhevsk M38
1945 Izhevsk M44	1948 Izhevsk M44	1943 Izhevsk M91/30
1945 Izhevsk M44	1945 Izhevsk M44	1945 Izhevsk M44
1948 Izhevsk M44	1936 Tula M1895 Nagant Revolver

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