1943 Date WORLD WAR II Era FINNISH SAKO Mosin-Nagant M39 C&R INFANTRY Rifle CIVIL GUARD SUPREME STAFF GUN WORKS Made w/SLING

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1943 Date WORLD WAR II Era FINNISH SAKO Mosin-Nagant M39 C&R INFANTRY Rifle

CIVIL GUARD SUPREME STAFF GUN WORKS Made w/SLING

Here Ancestry Guns presents a C&R Finnish SAKO Mosin-Nagant M39 Rifle with a Leather Sling, made in 1943 at SAKO in Riihimäki, Finland. The Finnish model is a variant of the original Russian Mosin-Nagant Model 1891. In 1919, two years after Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire, the Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja (Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works) opened in a former Helsinki brewery to repair private arms and recondition Russian military rifles for Finnish service. The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil guard in 1921. The Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja moved from Helsinki to an ammunition factory in Riihimäki on June 1, 1927, and reorganized as SAKO in the 1930s.

Because wartime demand delayed retooling, M39 production was slow, and the first SAKO-made M39s were fielded in the spring of 1941. One source suggests that SAKO delivered about 66,500 M39s to the Finnish Army between 1941 and 1945 and about 10,500 to the Civil Guard.

The Finnish M39, nicknamed "Ukko-Pekka" after the former President Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, was a compromise between the Army and White Guard, adopted so as to standardize Mosin–Nagant production. The M39 was derived largely from the M28-30, but included some alterations proposed by the Army. The M39 also incorporated a semi-pistol grip into the stock, though some early examples used typical Mosin–Nagant straight stocks. Only 10 rifles were completed by the end of the Winter War, but 96,800 were produced after the Winter War and used in the Continuation War. Small numbers were assembled from leftover parts in the late 1960s through 1973, bringing the total production to approximately 102,000.

This specimen is dated “1943” and marked with various inspection marks. It is chambered in the 7.62x54R cartridge, with a magazine capacity of 5.

The overall condition is very good. Blued barrel with a gray patina on the receiver. Strong action. Shiny bore maintains crisp rifling. Very good stock, only showing average handling and storage wear. Numbers match. Import marked barrel. Good leather sling. Cartouche remnants are present on the right buttstock.

Own the original! This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 27 inches.

Caliber: 7.62x54 R

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
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$1600

#264023
 

Curio/Relic: Yes

Price: $1,600.00
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