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I have a 1943 Tikkakoski barreled [SA] marked Finn M/91, but I'm having trouble dating the receiver which is what counts when it comes to U.S. laws. I can't find a date anywhere and the underside of the tang is completely blank and doesn't appear to have been scrubbed.
There is what sort of looks like a Westinghouse mark (<--M or maybe W-->) on the top of the tang with a "1" and maybe a partial "G", and the underside of the receiver has two marks that I really can't make out. Of course there are marks from literally every single factory on other parts, but it's a Finn so none of that means much, right?
Post 16 here suggests that it might be pretty old:
( http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mosin-nagant/134000-your-oldest-mosin.html )
According to this page, I have a shallow drilled receiver bolt hole, no tapped hole, stepped tang, fully machined right side, inner receiver ring
( http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinReceiver.htm )
And note #2 says: "2. Chatellerault production ended in 1895 and Sestroryetsk in 1918, Remington and New England Westinghouse were 1915 to 1918 only". Was NEW really only 1915-18?
The underside of the receiver and barrel where they meet each have a 279. Since this is a Tikka (new) barreled Finn, that would have to have been done after the parts were matched up, but the 279 doesn't match the barrel's serial. What's going on with that? I'm a little confused. Any ideas?
There is what sort of looks like a Westinghouse mark (<--M or maybe W-->) on the top of the tang with a "1" and maybe a partial "G", and the underside of the receiver has two marks that I really can't make out. Of course there are marks from literally every single factory on other parts, but it's a Finn so none of that means much, right?
Post 16 here suggests that it might be pretty old:
( http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/mosin-nagant/134000-your-oldest-mosin.html )
According to this page, I have a shallow drilled receiver bolt hole, no tapped hole, stepped tang, fully machined right side, inner receiver ring
( http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinReceiver.htm )
And note #2 says: "2. Chatellerault production ended in 1895 and Sestroryetsk in 1918, Remington and New England Westinghouse were 1915 to 1918 only". Was NEW really only 1915-18?
The underside of the receiver and barrel where they meet each have a 279. Since this is a Tikka (new) barreled Finn, that would have to have been done after the parts were matched up, but the 279 doesn't match the barrel's serial. What's going on with that? I'm a little confused. Any ideas?
