[thebohunk]

I was in a furniture store yesterday, inside the floor model gun cabinet was several muzzleloaders and an MN. It was a '36 Tula with an arctic birch stock and wire hangers so I gathered it was Finn capture.

I did not see the standard SA marking, but I did see one that looked very similar but was in Cyrillic written as a circled CA. So despite my 99% sure gut feeling that the Finns never put their SA marking in Cyrillic, I'm wondering if anybody has ever seen or heard of this?

 

[mto7464]

did you offer to buy it? Trade them a "nicer" refurb for it.

 

[Eula520]

To my knowledge the Finns never used that mark. A '36 with wire hangers was more than likely a Spanish Civil War rifle and not a Finn'd rifle. Hope this helps.

 

[clayshooter2]

To my knowledge the Finns never used that mark. A '36 with wire hangers was more than likely a Spanish Civil War rifle and not a Finn'd rifle. Hope this helps.

I would agree, except for the arctic birch stock. I wish you had pictures. The artic birch stock would be a Finnish trait, and Spanish hangers would be different than Finnish hangers. Not all Finnish rifles were property stamped with the SA stamp.

 

[thebohunk]

I'm absolutely positive it was sitting in arctic birch, it was nearly identical to my M39. That's arctic birch isn't it?

im not up o my wire hanger shape, but I didn't study it much, I assumed Finn when I saw the wood and made note of the hangers being there at all. I THINK they were squared off on the corners.

The shop is 40 miles away. Next time I'm through there I'm going to look closer. I didn't offer to buy, it's outside my ever-narrowing list of must haves. Kids and limited funds will do that.

you paying attention, Clay?

 

[Doby]

I would agree, except for the arctic birch stock. I wish you had pictures. The artic birch stock would be a Finnish trait, and Spanish hangers would be different than Finnish hangers. Not all Finnish rifles were property stamped with the SA stamp.

+1. I have a Finn 1891 with no SA mark. On closer inspection (I knew even less than I do now) it does have the AV3 marks on its stock, Finn sights, and wire hangers. So, Finn but no SA. I bought it as just a Russian 1891, but clayshooter2 and others here helped me ID it. Now I am going broke getting stable mates for it. So stay away from that furniture store! Even if they give it to you, things might get expensive if you get addicted.

 

[zampilot]

Look for the finger splices on the bottom of the stock next time.

 

[thebohunk]

Look for the finger splices on the bottom of the stock next time.

I don't think it had any, but now I'm second guessing myself and can't say for sure either way. But pretty sure it was a solid piece.

 

[50ydPHIL]

Many rifles have had parts swapped since being imported.

 

[mat!_SW]

Here are some typical SCW hangers.



Here is a fin hanger from a google image search.

 

[thebohunk]

Didn't look like that. The escutcheons were not slotted, they had a round hole in the middle where the hanger screw went through like the Finnish 91 and 91/30s.

I talked to the shop owner about it the day I was there, told him what I thought it was(Finn capture). He claimed he bought it some years ago for only $30.

 

[Doby]

Let him make a hundred dollar profit, or swap him for a nice 'new" refurbished original Russian one from Big 5....because you are a nice guy. If you don't he's eventually going to throw it in a deal with a couch or a table.

 

[thebohunk]

Other than being Finn capture, it's a run of the mill round reciever 91/30. It's a nice gun, probably a fine shooter. I have enough of those.

 

[JAK~47]

Sounds like it could be a finn.

 

[mat!_SW]

Didn't look like that. The escutcheons were not slotted, they had a round hole in the middle where the hanger screw went through like the Finnish 91 and 91/30s.

I talked to the shop owner about it the day I was there, told him what I thought it was(Finn capture). He claimed he bought it some years ago for only $30.

See if he'll take a hundred. I'll in turn buy it from you for whatever you charge for a finders fee. lol.