1942 Tikkakoski 1891

[ginseng503]

Gentlemen,

Have a look at my 1942 Tikka. Any info is much appreciated. I do not find any stock markings, but may be missing something? Thank you.

 

[ginseng503]

From another forum;
The gentleman said the receiver appears to have the Austrian crest. This means it could have been captured in WWI and sold to Finland later. Finland then re-barreled it in 1942.

 

[svt1940]

Very nice Mosin you have

 

[ginseng503]

Very nice Mosin you have

Thank you. The more I learn about it the more interesting it gets.

 

[Nathan231]

Nice gun. I expect to see a full range report!

 

[Nabs]

Thank you. The more I learn about it the more interesting it gets.

These website were and still are a great learning resource for my two M91s: www.7.62x54r.net and http://www.mosinnagant.net/.

What is the text on the underside of the bolt body just below the handle ?

From what I can see:

Finnish made M1891 re-using a Russian made M1891 receiver and in a Finnish made finger joint stock with Tikka 1942 made barrel.

The right side of the butt stock may have an stock maker's mark or an Army Depot number but not all have them.

When you take the rifle apart, have a look at the underside of the receiver tang and you will see the maker and date for that particular receiver.

These Mosins are suppose to be very accurate as the Finns sighted them in without the bayonet fixed (unlike the Russians; you will notice the taller front sight blade for this purpose) and applied new sight numbers to the right side of the rear sight base so the Russian arshini sights are converted to a usable sight calibrated in meters.

Treat that Finnish lady well, she will certainly serve you well enough .

 

[frankie35]

The Austrian crest is simply the Czarist era double headed eagle. After the independance of Finland in 1918, they had a large quantity of Russian made hexagonal receiver. That's why a lot of Finnish made rifles have those Russian markings!

 

[buffdog]

Finnish receivers

The Austrian crest is simply the Czarist era double headed eagle. After the independance of Finland in 1918, they had a large quantity of Russian made hexagonal receiver. That's why a lot of Finnish made rifles have those Russian markings!

While the Finns made a lot of modifications and replacement parts, they did not manufacture the actual receivers themselves. As stated, Finland was once part of Russia, and thus used Russian rifles. Also, there was a lot of captured rifles from the Russian-Finnish War, so Finnish rifles are found with all kinds of different manufacturers made receivers.
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[Nabs]

Just to add, Finland also bought receivers and parts from other countries as well.

 

[Tyler]

A real beauty of a rifle!

But where did you get the 'Canadian tuxedo', eh?

 

[ginseng503]

Here are some more detailed shots, in a bit better focus. The receiver looks to be an Izhevsk 1893, or no, the 3 could be an 8? The crown looks like it is Austrian, but instead it could be Imperial Eagle and Cyrillic PK "Probaya Komissiya (Proof Commission)".

I am not sure what the bolt markings mean. I think the bolt is mostly Izhevsk.

So if I understand correctly, it is a late model Finnish 91. It has a Tikka barrel mated to an Izhevsk receiver.

One person, who has something similar, believes the Austrians captured a rifle from Russia in WWI and later sold it to Finland.
or
It is marked with a Russian Imperial Eagle and has Cyrillic PK underneath.

Anyone else know more?

 

[ginseng503]

Nice gun. I expect to see a full range report!

Well I might be selling it instead. The ammo has not been available here for a long time. Now that it is - it is too late - I could use the money.