I have probably posted this one before, but figure there would be gunners who appreciate having another look.
It is a very late Model 28 or very early 28/30, or perhaps neither, or both. A bit of research tells us the story. This was copied from the mosinnagant.net site:
Here's a bit more info on that 28/30: copied from mosinnagant.net
Late SAKO produced barrels:
The fourth and rarest marking to be found on m/28 barrels is that of the SAKO weapons factory. SAKO did not have the capability to produce barrels until the very end of the m/28 production just prior to the beginning production on the m/28-30. The marking is that of the well known SAKO gear wheel. It is placed in the same location as the SY placement on previous SIG production barrels. One of the only known guns to have this marking is pictured in “Sotilaskäsiaseet Suomessa 1918-1988” by Markku Palokangas. This gun is found in the weapons archive of the Sotamuseo (War Museum) located in Helsinki Finland. (48) The author was lucky enough on one research trip to be able to handle serial number 1 of the m/28 production and this rare example of early SAKO barrel production. It was relayed by the director of the Sotamuseo, Mr. Marrku Palokangas that the sporadic serial number range of these rifles bearing the SAKO logo would fall approximately in the last 100 or so produced in the 32,900 to 33,016 range. Only a few known examples are in US collections.
Some controversy is involved, of course. With firearms like this, nothing is ever cut and dried. I posted this rifle on the russian-mosin-nagant-forum.com site. Here is the link to the showcase thread featuring this rifle: https://russian-mosin-nagant-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20253
Pictures and more info are there. Feel free to post your observations.
Cursed photobucket....
It is a very late Model 28 or very early 28/30, or perhaps neither, or both. A bit of research tells us the story. This was copied from the mosinnagant.net site:
Here's a bit more info on that 28/30: copied from mosinnagant.net
Late SAKO produced barrels:
The fourth and rarest marking to be found on m/28 barrels is that of the SAKO weapons factory. SAKO did not have the capability to produce barrels until the very end of the m/28 production just prior to the beginning production on the m/28-30. The marking is that of the well known SAKO gear wheel. It is placed in the same location as the SY placement on previous SIG production barrels. One of the only known guns to have this marking is pictured in “Sotilaskäsiaseet Suomessa 1918-1988” by Markku Palokangas. This gun is found in the weapons archive of the Sotamuseo (War Museum) located in Helsinki Finland. (48) The author was lucky enough on one research trip to be able to handle serial number 1 of the m/28 production and this rare example of early SAKO barrel production. It was relayed by the director of the Sotamuseo, Mr. Marrku Palokangas that the sporadic serial number range of these rifles bearing the SAKO logo would fall approximately in the last 100 or so produced in the 32,900 to 33,016 range. Only a few known examples are in US collections.
Some controversy is involved, of course. With firearms like this, nothing is ever cut and dried. I posted this rifle on the russian-mosin-nagant-forum.com site. Here is the link to the showcase thread featuring this rifle: https://russian-mosin-nagant-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=20253
Pictures and more info are there. Feel free to post your observations.
Cursed photobucket....Attachments
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