SAKO M39 Mosin Nagant

Manufacturer: SAKO
Caliber: 7.62x54r
Barrel: 27
Bore Condition: Poor
This is a no reserve penny auction for a SAKO M39 Mosin Nagant bolt-action rifle in 7.62x54r. Serial number- 210671. After removing the stock, we discovered a "98" stamp on the underside of the receiver tang reflecting 1896 as the year of manufacture. We believe the rifle was then re-barreled in 1941 as seen by the stamp on top of the barrel.
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<br />This rifle is was built up in Finland from a captured Soviet rifles and has the best features of the Mosin Nagant series with fine sights, robust barrel and ergonomic pistol grip stock. The M39 was designed in 1939 and accepted for standard issue for the Finnish Army in 1940. The Finnish government, realizing that their imperialist neighbor (the Soviet Union) would be their most likely opponent in any conflict, wisely chose to equip their armed forces with small arms of the same caliber and type as the Soviet Red Army. The M39 is the final evolution of the Mosin-Nagant rifle that had been in use by the Russian Army in its Imperial and Soviet guises since 1891. In addition to using purchased and captured Russian versions of the Mosin, the Finns designed their own variations.
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<br />Please refer to the photos as heavy pitting is present in the bore.