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15 years ago I acquired the rifle from a gentlemen I work with. I purchased the gun sight unseen. He wanted $125 for it and I offered him $100. We flipped a coin and I won. The next day before work we met up and I bought the rifle. To my surprise it had Finnish SA markings. I thought the stock repairs were odd at the time so I started my research. to me it appeared that the rear part of the stock was similar to a k98. After all the searching I had done I came to the conclusion that it must be a M27RV stock that was reused. Any thoughts on this one? Is it indeed a M27RV stock?
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My initial thought is an M91rv stock. I think the M27rv stocks have a scallop cut under the bolt handle for the bent bolt. Regardless, the stock looks like it was originally set up to use the K98k style sling attachment.
willyj73 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:30 pm
My initial thought is an M91rv stock. I think the M27rv stocks have a scallop cut under the bolt handle for the bent bolt. Regardless, the stock looks like it was originally set up to use the K98k style sling attachment.
$100??? Nice!
That's an interesting one for sure. It's a pre-war M91/30 but has an M91 style front sight. The Finns loved taking random bits & making useful weapons & you never knew what would come out of their arsenals. There could be countless scenarios regarding what part came from where. Personally, I don't really care. It's now a Finn rifle & that's all good in my book.
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