Show us your Finns!

[Jumperwire]

OK I remember the 28/30. It's that Type 30 I didn't remember. This is going to be some good reading.

[shmlnaaa]

OK I remember the 28/30. It's that Type 30 I didn't remember. This is going to be some good reading.

That article is a bit outdated, but it conveys the general idea pretty well. A lot of Civil Guard T38's have shown up since it was written, and are about just as 'common' as the Civil Guard Type 30's. They probably just went under the radar for so long because there are so many more T38's in the country than T30's. A few more Civil Guard T30's have shown up too, and some of the ones listed in that article probably aren't Finnish.

[audadvnc]

I'm not the kind of guy who's prone to envy, but the sight of all those nice Finns made even me turn a little green...

[bb91]

Here's a "Finn" (not in my collections group photo), that I mentioned in Jumperwire's thread, "Todays Finds"

What drew me to it first was the stock.........



Do you see what's unusual about it?



The German Deutsches Reich cartouche, and the 1907 dated stock cartouche.



The "Finn" part.





A little striping at different angles.



And the most unusual thing of all, making it quite possibly my rarist piece.



K.H. Speculated that this might have been an Austrian training rifle and may have used this training ammo.



I picked it up for $200 OTD.

I hope you like the pic.s!

[ponycarman]

No pistol grip? Great looking rifles everyone. I dont have any finn's



yet

[Junk Yard Dog]

[bb91]

No pistol grip? Great looking rifles everyone. I dont have any finn's



yet

Not quite...... I hope your able to get a nice one soon!

[shmlnaaa]

That's a pretty awesome M91 bb91. I would love to own a rifle like yours. Essentially unaltered Austrian and German used M91's are hard as hell to find. My guess about the renumbered rear sights is that it is just translated from hundreds of arshins to tens of meters as the calibration for standard 7.62x54r on that sight in tens of meters in approximately what is stamped on it's rear sight base.

[bb91]

That's a pretty awesome M91 bb91. I would love to own a rifle like yours. Essentially unaltered Austrian and German used M91's are hard as hell to find. My guess about the renumbered rear sights is that it is just translated from hundreds of arshins to tens of meters as the calibration for standard 7.62x54r on that sight in tens of meters in approximately what is stamped on it's rear sight base.

Shmlnaaa, thanks man, it was the lack of sling slots (eustations) that caught my attention, but it does seem that no one actually has seen or has reference picture's with these rear sight increments, a bonus I wasn't expecting, will the mysteries never cease?

[Junk Yard Dog]

When it comes to the Mosin the mystery's will never cease

[Bern]

Any excuse to show my meager stuff.

1940 VKT (1899 receiver)
1941 VKT (unknown date on receiver. Can't remove the bands because of tiny screws, but that's another post)
1940 M39 (1896 receiver) very well used. Extremely smooth action.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Nice Finns Bern

[Bern]

Thanks Junk,

I am always looking for the next one.

B

[bb91]

Any excuse to show my meager stuff.

1940 VKT (1899 receiver)
1941 VKT (unknown date on receiver. Can't remove the bands because of tiny screws, but that's another post)
1940 M39 (1896 receiver) very well used. Extremely smooth action.

Hold On!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did someone say 1940 M39? Pic.s please!

[desdem12]

SWEEEET Love the middle VKT

[Longcolt44]

" 1941 VKT (unknown date on receiver. Can't remove the bands because of tiny screws, but that's another post) "

No problem, get a tiny screwdriver. Nice bunch by the way Bern.

[Homer2]

Plus a few more...

[desdem12]

AND

[bb91]

Killer 27's Homer2

The rest ain't bad either

[etprescottazusa91]

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Here is another Finn for the thread a 1942 dated VKT model 39, passed on a few before picking this up.