Interesting you should mention that.
My wife got me a sweet, apparently unfired Nagant on our first Valentine’s day.
She’s somewhat recoil-sensitive, though, so she never fought me for it.
Nothing says love like cosmoline and 7.62x54R.
Allow me to suggest tht you never allow her to actually fire it. In fact when you do you should tell her that it’s a monster that she wouldnt enjoy in the least.
In the same breath tell her you’re going to need another for spare parts, just in case.
(The recoil isn’t nearly as bad as so e would have you believe. )