Todd1700
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I'm the guy who posted that I saw what I thought was a M/39 hanging in a local gun store for 90 bucks. Even though it's in rough condition everyone here advised that I jump all over it for that price. Well I went back and apon a closer 2nd inspection it is not a M/39 but something older still. Here's a description followed by pics. A M/28 perhaps? Or some Finn conversion rifle?
Anyway here is what I can see. The base of the barrel has the following marking on top. SY is stamped there which is a civil guard mark right?. There is also a T inside a triangle (Tikka symbol I think). On the right side of the barrel base there are 2 serial numbers both lined through and an =S= which I think is another civil guard mark. On the left side of the barrel there is a S with 3 lines over it inside a nobby circle (Sako symbol). The boxed letters [SA] is there as well which is a Finn army mark. A finnish inspectors stamp like this (KE) and a serial number 30211. There is nothing on the top of reciever but apon removing it from the stock the date 1914 is at the very rear underside of the tang. Above it is a bow and arrow symbol which is the pre 1928 Izhevsk symbol. It has a dog collar sling attachment on the forearm but a swivel sling attachment on the buttstock. There is a circle within a circle mark on the right side of the buttstock. Pictures below. What do you think? Worth 90 bucks?
Anyway here is what I can see. The base of the barrel has the following marking on top. SY is stamped there which is a civil guard mark right?. There is also a T inside a triangle (Tikka symbol I think). On the right side of the barrel base there are 2 serial numbers both lined through and an =S= which I think is another civil guard mark. On the left side of the barrel there is a S with 3 lines over it inside a nobby circle (Sako symbol). The boxed letters [SA] is there as well which is a Finn army mark. A finnish inspectors stamp like this (KE) and a serial number 30211. There is nothing on the top of reciever but apon removing it from the stock the date 1914 is at the very rear underside of the tang. Above it is a bow and arrow symbol which is the pre 1928 Izhevsk symbol. It has a dog collar sling attachment on the forearm but a swivel sling attachment on the buttstock. There is a circle within a circle mark on the right side of the buttstock. Pictures below. What do you think? Worth 90 bucks?