I got a rifle I believe is a Finnish M91, it has a Tikka barrel and was made in 1940, will post pictures later, but its the usual no finish Finnish, with no rust that I can see, and a decent bore. What do you figure is a ballpark figure?
Value of Finnish M91
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PerversPépère
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Sa
Finnish Mosins are always interesting; sometimes for rarity, oftentimes for history, most of the time for their accuracy.
Anyway, try to find the receiver's origins first, you could be surprised by the variety: old Chatellerault or Sestroietsk, Tula, Ishevsk or Remington.
Look under the action tang for stamps.
Take close-up pics of every mark you find and publish them here, please!
PP.
Finnish Mosins are always interesting; sometimes for rarity, oftentimes for history, most of the time for their accuracy.
Anyway, try to find the receiver's origins first, you could be surprised by the variety: old Chatellerault or Sestroietsk, Tula, Ishevsk or Remington.
Look under the action tang for stamps.
Take close-up pics of every mark you find and publish them here, please!
PP.
PerversPépère
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- Location
- Shawinigan (Quebec)
Azf
Nice untouched czarist eagle stamp on the receiver and very neat AZF (Austrian capture) stamp. I'm curious as who made the receiver.
That rifle was at one time in Austrian hands, probably as war bounty after the defeat of Russian armies under direct command of Czar Nicholas II against Austro-Hungarian troops.
It was later bought by the Finn government in their efforts to arm their troops with the same weapons as their closest and most probable enemy.
Very nice two piece spliced design Finn stock, too.
When taking down your rifle, be very careful with the barrel bands: these loosen when you tighten up the screw. When reinstalling the bands, DO NOT force them when they bottom out because you run the chance of twisting the screwhead off the shank and these old barrel bands are getting a bit scarce.
Most of the time, they were held in place by a pin or a small screw in front.
You got a nice specimen.
PP.
Nice untouched czarist eagle stamp on the receiver and very neat AZF (Austrian capture) stamp. I'm curious as who made the receiver.
That rifle was at one time in Austrian hands, probably as war bounty after the defeat of Russian armies under direct command of Czar Nicholas II against Austro-Hungarian troops.
It was later bought by the Finn government in their efforts to arm their troops with the same weapons as their closest and most probable enemy.
Very nice two piece spliced design Finn stock, too.
When taking down your rifle, be very careful with the barrel bands: these loosen when you tighten up the screw. When reinstalling the bands, DO NOT force them when they bottom out because you run the chance of twisting the screwhead off the shank and these old barrel bands are getting a bit scarce.
Most of the time, they were held in place by a pin or a small screw in front.
You got a nice specimen.
PP.
