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Finnish Nagant

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Hello, what do the stampings on the receiver mean? I know this is a Finnish Nagant by Sako but nothing else. Any more information about these and this particular model would be appreciated. Would this rifle have been used in the Winter War or WWII?
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John
 

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Would this rifle have been used in the Winter War or WWII?
Since the barrel was made in 1944 and the rifle was assembled afterwards, the rifle couldn't have used during the Winter War, which ended in March 1940. Also, both the serial number and the archival records suggest this rifle was delivered to the Finnish Defence Forces after the Continuation War ended in September 1944.
 
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Nice rifle @MILITARYMAN1000 - as noted by those before, likely the only combat it may have seen was the Lapland War based on its date of production and relatively late serial number. Looks like it's in great shape so I doubt it saw much service to be honest.