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Posted: 4/26/2006 6:34:30 PM EDT
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I think I got a finish mosin nagant, but I dont know how can I tell if it's a finish mosin what are some ways to tell if it is a finish mosin or not? |
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I believe all Finnish Mosin Nagants use Russian receivers. I think some they already had, some they captured and many they bought from other countries that captured or bought them from Russia (Austria for example). Finnish M91s and 91/30s often used the original Russian barrel, but sometimes they were replaced. I believe most or all of the other variants (M27, M28, M39, etc) used Finnish barrels. Like tep0583 said, the most obvious indication of a Finnish rifle is the boxed SA stamp. Follow this link for everything you ever wanted to know about Finn Mosins. LL |
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I'm going to pick it tonight.....but it does have this exact same sling swivel............ the pic of the stock 3/4 of the way down on the page mosinnagant.net/finland/Finn-Mosin-Nagant-M91.asp |
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I mean the barrel shank back by the receiver -- where it goes from octagonal to round (that's the barrel/receiver joint). Right where the "SA" is stamped. If it has a "VKT" or "T" in a triangle then it's a Finnish-made gun. If it's Russian cyrillic writing, then it's a Russian-made, Finnish-captured gun. Also, the date will tell us a lot. Inquiring minds want to know! 
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it's Russian Tula.........and the rifle was made in 1938 |
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