Mosin Nagant M1891 experts. What is it, was it, or wants to be?

[Peteroliver1234]

Finnish, yes, but what model, story. More photos here

http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/peteroliver1234/library/M1891 unmarked



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[05RAV]

More photos here

http://s1376.photobucket.com/user/peteroliver1234/library/M1891 unmarked



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This is a Finnish Mosin Nagant. "SA" on the receiver means Suomen Armeija, or Finnish Army. The condition is so-so. I'm not sure about the value in this condition.

 

[victorio]

P26,as those are the only scrubbed receivers that im aware of... u can see faint Izhevsk mark on the bottom... whats odd here is that the actual "P" mark is missing

 

[Peteroliver1234]

P26,as those are the only scrubbed receivers that im aware of... u can see faint Izhevsk mark on the bottom... whats odd here is that the actual "P" mark is missing

Everything is missing. I have heard of sanitized P Series but not yet convinced. Does the barrel look relined to you?

 

[victorio]

it appears relined.... sanitized/unmarked P-26...i saw one not long ago

 

[Peteroliver1234]

Here is the crown

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[paske]

Its counterbored.

 

[SA85M1]

Hmmmm,sanitized M91 of some sort,..P/26 not sure...could be part of the refurb process when she was recycled by the Finns,...interesting rifle..
Looked at the pics,Tula parts,Chatterault trigger guard,Izhevsk barrel...typical Finn M1891,possibly a P series...

 

[Peteroliver1234]

Any other P-series MN in Canada?

 

[victorio]

Any other P-series MN in Canada?

i have one..800 serial number range, but its marked P-26.... i also seen a P27 few days ago on Vancouver Island show

 

[Peteroliver1234]

i have one..800 serial number range, but its marked P-26.... i also seen a P27 few days ago on Vancouver Island show

I am thinking these to be rare in Canada and more common in the USA, unless I'm wrong

 

[Claven2]

No P series is rare, exactly. More like uncommon for a Finn, but not rare, and not hard to find if you are looking for one - they come up on the EE pretty regularly.

I would say a Sestroryetsk is rarer in canada.

It's definitely a sanitized Izhevsk barrel that the Finns re-worked in the 1920's, that for some reason didn't get the P stamp. I've seen these before, it happened.

 

[SA85M1]

Kinda cool,I have seen more Sestoresk M91's on this end than P series Finns,...marked or unmarked any Finn is collectible..

 

[Peteroliver1234]

I ave 2 Sestys and 1 P, only P I have seen, unless it's not really a P Series as unmarked?