Hi,
I was told to repost this in here, because lot's of Finns are hanging in here. Sorry, no Mosin Nagant's, but some interesting rifles nonetheless.
I am renovating an old mansion house (build in 1825) in Finland. We were clearing the sawdust insulation from the attic, when we discovered three rifles wrapped in newspaper & light brown wrapping paper.
Newspapers are dated 27th of February, 1st of March and 2nd of March 1918 and all newspapers are from the ”red side” of the Finnish Civil War (Työmies and Tiedonantaja for the Finnish member’s).
Original package
Just after opening.
After some mild cleaning (different location).
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Newspapers, that were used for wrapping.
Rifles are in pretty good shape, some corrosion in the butt plates and barrel, because they were sticking out of the package.
Rifles are Mannlicher M1888 (link to thread), Arisaka Type 35 (link to thread) and Winchester Model 1895 (link to thread) (Russian contract, so 7.62x54R). All of them are quite typical rifles for the Finnish Civil War and pretty much in original shape. I posted this same opener in three different groups, but each rifle will be handled in their own group and more details and pictures from the rifles will be in these groups.
UPDATE: I have published more pictures & detailed pictures of each rifle in those threads (links are above).
Finnish authorities handled the case very well and I got a "memento" permit for the rifles (allowed to own, but not to shoot or buy ammo). To be exact, Mannlicher is "license free" as according the Finnish law black powder guns prior 1890 are license free and need no permit.
best regards,
PT66
I was told to repost this in here, because lot's of Finns are hanging in here. Sorry, no Mosin Nagant's, but some interesting rifles nonetheless.
I am renovating an old mansion house (build in 1825) in Finland. We were clearing the sawdust insulation from the attic, when we discovered three rifles wrapped in newspaper & light brown wrapping paper.
Newspapers are dated 27th of February, 1st of March and 2nd of March 1918 and all newspapers are from the ”red side” of the Finnish Civil War (Työmies and Tiedonantaja for the Finnish member’s).
Original package
Just after opening.
After some mild cleaning (different location).
Newspapers, that were used for wrapping.
Rifles are in pretty good shape, some corrosion in the butt plates and barrel, because they were sticking out of the package.
Rifles are Mannlicher M1888 (link to thread), Arisaka Type 35 (link to thread) and Winchester Model 1895 (link to thread) (Russian contract, so 7.62x54R). All of them are quite typical rifles for the Finnish Civil War and pretty much in original shape. I posted this same opener in three different groups, but each rifle will be handled in their own group and more details and pictures from the rifles will be in these groups.
UPDATE: I have published more pictures & detailed pictures of each rifle in those threads (links are above).
Finnish authorities handled the case very well and I got a "memento" permit for the rifles (allowed to own, but not to shoot or buy ammo). To be exact, Mannlicher is "license free" as according the Finnish law black powder guns prior 1890 are license free and need no permit.
best regards,
PT66
