42 Izhevsk 91/30 finn capture.

[redspoon]

Won this 91/30 on GB a few weeks ago for $140, just getting it cleaned up and posted. Bore was a little cruddy, but cleaned up well. Shank and tang were
scrubbed but I can make out a faint 1942 above the scrubbed s/n on shank. Stock is void of shellac, but well oiled with that finn concoction that JYD speaks of.
It has the finn spliced forestock. Bolt was completely blued with a nice little eagle on the bolt body. 1 inch counter bore. Not a finn trigger but the pull
seems a little less that my other 91/30's, they also peened the trigger pin, I didn't try to remove it. Nice triple stack front sight. Last shots are of the
only finns in my small collection. Tikka M91 pl, M39 Sako and the finn 91/30. Still the best shooter is the M39.
Any thoughts out there on who blued the bolt, finns or russians?

[BuckeyeSgt]

That just screams Finn. Nice pick and a good price to boot.

[desdem12]

Great rifles..but sweet posing and fotos too.

[Longcolt44]

Wow, you did good. I have never seen a bolt that had the Imperial Russian Crest on it. Sorry to say this but if I had seen it you wouldn't have gotten it for $140.00 .

[TopperT]

OH WOW!!!!! That is one beautiful rifle DAMN thats sweet and your other kids ain't half bad lookin' either!!!

THAT is a really pretty SAKO.

As Jimmy B say;s......"FIN's to the Left!........'FIN's to the Right!"

[redspoon]

Ouch! Longcolt, Des and Topper T were in on the early bidding also, but disapeared.

[dou44]

i would have had to bid on it also if i saw it.

[Izhevsk762]

Probably the Finns that blued the bolt.

Nice rifle, 42 and later dated Finn capture 91/30s aren't common at all.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Fin wax, and the Finns would likely have blued the bolt. Very nice find, and at a good price

[pacanis]

Very nice pickup. And a blued bolt to boot

[desdem12]

You did very good on this one. I stopped bididng cause of the pictures but the stock was clearly shown. I had other stuff i was working on, I should a worked harder on this one. It is very nice. Ypou have to watch out for these cut throats on here.

[redspoon]

Thanks guys for the nice comments, and yea Des I guess we have to take the all is fair in love and WAR approach when bidding. Now if
I knew all the guys handles from the forum that they used on GB I might back off if the rifle weren't too special.

[pacanis]

Now if I knew all the guys handles from the forum that they used on GB I might back off if the rifle weren't too special.

I use Junk Yard Dog

[kermit]

the stock for my 38 Tula has the blued escutcheons and screws.i can't find any finn stamps on metal for it tho'

[Celt]

Wow! Nice one.

[martin08]

For some odd reason, the lion's share of blued bolts that I've seen are all on M91/30 captures. Don't see it on the M91's, M38's, M44's or Dragoons. Hmm....

The placement of the eagle on the bolt reminds me of the Polish Wz.91/98/25, pictured below. Different stamp, though.

[JTheBigJay]

My 91/30 Fin bolt is blued too.

That samp on the bolt is COOL!!!! Very crisp and clean. Nice one.

[Junk Yard Dog]

You did very good on this one. I stopped bididng cause of the pictures but the stock was clearly shown. I had other stuff i was working on, I should a worked harder on this one. It is very nice. Ypou have to watch out for these cut throats on here.

You snooze, you lose

[Themosinkid95]

I want a fin m91 so bad with an original barrel

[Junk Yard Dog]

Start looking on Gunbroker, there is always a couple of them on there.