Mosin Nagant - Model 1891/30
Finnish Model M/30
Date: 1944
Serial No 65163
£500

Reserved

Excellent Condition

Finnish-built Mosin Nagant M91/30 Model's are known as the M/30

Over 100,000 Mosin Nagants were captured and used by Finnish troops during World War 2.

A Few thousand M/91-30 rifles were built with Finnish barrels in 1943 - 1944. Those Finnish-built rifles were commonly referred also referred as M/30.

This being one of those rifles, rebuilt using a 1912 dated Tula action in 1944 by Tikka (Tikkakoski) as per the barrel markings.
The action is marked with the Tula Hammer symbol and 3 digit date 912 for 1912, 3 digit dates are post 1900.

The Imperial Russian Eagle mark is still partially visible on the receiver

Stock looks to be birch & of the two piece Finnish design with the finger splice construction, becasue the stock is slightly bigger where the spice is they also have the nick name
of "Pot Belly" stocks

Sling Mounts: Finnish type escutcheon plate with hangers

The Finnish Army Marked "SA"
In 1942 the Suomen Armeija (Finnish Army) started to apply the SA property marking on rifles

Bore is Very Good to Excellent - Gauges Very Tight at 0.299".

*** Note: The correct Variation for a Mosin Nagant is "7.62" or "7.62x54". A variation for a "7.62/308" is Not Valid For Mosin Nagants ***
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