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Like they said. 6 o'clock hold, but make sure your rear sight is in the lowest setting.

Looks good!

Yeah, I'd say that rules out Finnish. I don't know which of the others it might be.

Where did yours come from? They looks like relics, and where they were found might give a clue.

Not all Finnish ones have the single hole. Some used the slotted escutcheon like the ones pictured.
Please translate your posts to English.

I believe they are Finnish.

Thanks Darryl.

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I got rid of the report.

All of the rifles I have seen with this type of rear sight have them. Mass volley fire was used before machine guns came into wide use is what I have read. They were used by whoever would have been issued a rifle. They weren't used exclusively for volley fire, It was just an option. Flipped down it...

All of the rifles I have seen with this type of rear sight have them. Mass volley fire was used before machine guns came into wide use is what I have read. They were used by whoever would have been issued a rifle. They weren't used exclusively for volley fire, It was just an option. Flipped down it ...

If you mean the numbers on the bottom of the sight leaf, then they are for mass volley fire. They would have everyone flip the sight up and set to say 2000. Then the whole group of troops would fire and the mass of bullets would land on the heads of the enemy. IIRC these markings are in Arshins (old...

Our issue is with folks that take an original and make it like what you are trying to salvage.

What is your project?

If the barrel is not chopped and parts are available, you can try to put one back. Problem is that parts are sometimes quite hard to find and the total price that it takes to get them all far exceeds the cost of an unmolested rifle.

It sounds like someone replaced a missing M91 stock with what they could find.

I've gotten all of those. I think they just used whatever.

M39 ones are totally different. The front one is part of the front barrel band, and the rear is connected under the rear of the stock.