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The Model 1939

Some of the birch stocks can be found with a beautiful burl or pattern in the form of a tiger stripe or swirls in the wood grain. This was evident for instance in initiatives taken by Finland, such as the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe held in Helsinki in summer 1975. This frog as you can see is marked Sk. Y were painted or dyed green as this one. When Finland refused to allow the Soviet Union to build military bases on its territory, the latter revoked the nonaggression pact of 1932 and attacked Finland on November 30, 1939.

Main outlines of Finnish history

Again this is just an asumption and is not stated as a fact but it sure seems to be a valid assumption. A view of Helsinki from the late 19th century, by Oscar Kleineh 1846—1919. Their assignment was to combine the best features of the various designs already in production or to expand on those designs with improvements incorporating them into one new design. This is an extremely rare accessory with very few remaining today. .

Main outlines of Finnish history

For example, the “frogs” made by the F. This was later deleted from the production version and only a few are known to exist today. This led to the final design of the joint to the square shaped fingers in the splice favored during the later manufacture of the stocks used in replacement and refurbishment of the rifles during the 1960’s and onward. Seated from left are Veli Sundbäck, Secretary of State at the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs- Pertti Salolainen, Finnish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for External Trade- Esko Aho, Finnish Prime Minister- and Heikki Haavisto, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. He would provide many other important contributions to the weapons program of the Finnish armed forces. Hackman Oy and Oy Fiskars Ab were the primary bayonet makers for the armed forces.

The Model 1939

A close up of the front sight area. They won the grand final in Athens and brought the contest to Helsinki in 2007. Mauno Koivisto was elected president in 1982. Known serial numbers in this series of rifles start with the year 1967 and the lowest known serial number of 300,608 to 30914. This acted in a fashion to “float” the barrel and prevent any interference in the nosecap on sighting of tension in the stock as the rifle was fired and the barrel became heated. It is my opinion that the large square flask bottles were not used specifically for the rifle but were meant for other uses such as on the light or heavy machine guns like the Madsen, Lahti Saloranta or Maxim guns in use with the Civil Guard but often found their way into the standard kit.

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While this was marginally effective it was not the answer to the problem and it did not address the vulnerability of the sighting system to damage at all. One turn of the screw slot to align with the next dot would move the point of impact approximately 5 centimeters at 300m distance in that direction. Paasikivi 1870—1956 , whose aim was to improve relations with the Soviet Union. It is full of great information on all the Mosin Nagant sniper rifles. A committee including personnel from both the Army and Civil Guard as well as depot supervisors and personnel was formed to look into this problem.

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This article has been in the works for quite a long time but I had not been able to complete it due to an illness and work related time constraints. Another minor change that would be made was the creation of “dimples” on the magazine body. While being adjusted, the front sight blade of this new sight base would move diagonally like on the Swiss short rifle model 1911. This screwdriver was in two parts. Without a doubt the M39 is the Mosin Nagant that has created the largest sensation here in America. The Civil Guard issue district was stamped on the right side woodline.

20 finnische Bands, die du kennen musst

Y marking is found below the gearwheel and above the serial number. Very rare, French manufactured cross. All Will End In Fire 9. These rifles were either purchased by wealthy individuals in the guard for their own personal use, by the local auxiliary units in the districts for an individual or by a civilian wishing to shoot with it in competitive shooting matches. Many still exhibit the arsenal tag affixed to the barrel band. Another rare example of a M39 sniper is the M43 that is fitted with a Finnish Ajack type scope. As these were all M91's at one time the collector can become overwhelmed by the markings alone.

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One or two small round oil bottles were issued. This hallmarking system was used after 1920. These later two types, the triangular and square joint types are most often found on post war replacement stocks made of Birch 5. Y and the date of 38 marked below that. Inspector of the Infantry Gen.

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The wooden handle end that had flattened sides and a steel reinforced cap that had a slot in it. The most important was the sling. A cardboard sighting wheel or chart was developed that translated the bullet trajectory and type with the range markings on the new sight. The front sling connection point is mounted on the barrel band. These stocks must have been stored and fitted to rifles sometime post war in a Finnish rework. This was not uncommon as each guardsman kept his rifle at his home and some “home front” kit was often included with issue items. There are other versions of these handtags but the two above are the most commonly seen.

The Model 1939

Another modification was made to the trigger arrangement and style. This version was a standard production model but included an identifying logo to indicate a “civilian” purchase. The last rifle from the Kevin Cordell collection. This brown leather section retains the sling button for affixing the sling to the forward swivel found on the front barrel band. Y logo of an “S” with three fir sprigs over it inside of a shield.

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