[Buckeyesgt]

Haven't seen much I wanted lately and the Mausers have started chewing up the gun budget but when someone sends you an email with a list of Finns to pick from you are pretty much obliged to buy at least one right? I picked out this 1942 Izhevsk. SA mark and the D. Also has the pressure proof mark. War time stock. I like the Finns, gives you two pieces of history for one. And it has the blued bolt.

 

[carol tenge]

I think that guy out in eagle idaho has a garand with "SA" on it! Ha ha!

 

[Buckeyesgt]

Don't know anyone in Eagle, Idaho or even really want a Garand so I guess I don't get that.

 

[martin08]

Oh, wait. It's a 1942, too! I'd say that was a good break from the Mauser pursuits. Congrats.

 

[bones92]

Very interesting... I've never seen a captured Russian 91/30 with a 3600 proof mark like that.

 

[91/30refurb]

Very interesting... I've never seen a captured Russian 91/30 with a 3600 proof mark like that.

First, let me say, very nice. Second, what does the 3600 proof mark represent?

 

[Pahtu]

1942 91-30 Izhevsk rifles grow on trees they are so common.......Add the SA stamp.....well now, we have a different duck here.......definately not the garden variety Mosin Nagant......rare? Well, no. Uncommon....well, kind of....Yes!

The numbers along the barrel, very different...?

Pahtu.

 

[Caribou]

Why would the Finns proof an already used Rifle? Did it look that crudely made? or D mark a 91/30 ? Thats Big SA box.....no? Seems so......

 

[clayshooter2]

1942 91-30 Izhevsk rifles grow on trees

Note to self..... Next fall I have to head to west Washington state during harvest season. I always wondered what you farmed out on that ranch Pahtu...... This explains it. Pahtu grows Mosins!

 

[Buckeyesgt]

The marks are the same size as my other ones according to the tape measure.

 

[Pahtu]

Note to self..... Next fall I have to head to west Washington state during harvest season. I always wondered what you farmed out on that ranch Pahtu...... This explains it. Pahtu grows Mosins!

Yes, it an unknown fact that many of our Christmas trees look like the one below....

Buckeyesgt, the rifle looks legit as a Finned rifle should look, no doubt about that.

Caribou, I dunno why the Finns bother to D stamp 91-30 rifles unless the throat modification was needed to fire Finn 7.62x54r ammo & I don't think that would be necessary?

Many of my Finned 91-30s have the D stamp.

Pahtu.

 

[martin08]

Why would the Finns proof an already used Rifle? Did it look that crudely made? or D mark a 91/30 ? Thats Big SA box.....no? Seems so......

Since we don't see other Finn captured guns that were powder charge tested, I would say that the crude Soviet manufacturing appearance theory is quite plausible. The Finn armorers obviously saw a need to proof this barrel, and then marked it as such. Way cool.

Additionally, to the other comment in the first reply, alluding to this being a humped gun, the evidence is starkly contrary. The [SA] is perfectly identical to line 12, column B: http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinMarks02.htm , and to Finnish Army mark shown here: http://mosinnagant.net/USSR/mosin_nagant_markings.asp.

The haloing can be seen around the serial numbers on the original finish. The stock appears similar to other period captured guns in finish, age, and wear. And it has never seen a Soviet refurbishment process.


Finally, did you allow any of your trees to grow to seed, Pahtu?

 

[mjmd]

i sold a non refurbed finn capture 91/30, which was legit in every way, with the same or very very similar proof mark in the same place.