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German/Finn depot rifle...

rockisle1903

rockisle1903

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I recently had a chance to get a rifle a back that I had once owned and sold not really knowing what it was...In it's current state, it is 1941 dated Finn rifle, import marked discreetly on the barrel...But before it was a Finn rifle, I believe it had cycled through the German depot system where it got a blued bolt, a rear sight leaf in the white, and a butt plate in the white also...All numbers are restamped to match after the part was scrubbed of the old number...Stock has the proper cartouche/inspection for the year made, but has no German markings as far as I can tell...If the mods don't believe this is the proper place, feel free to move...Here are pics...Thanks for looking and comments welcome, Mike
 

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This is the perfect place to post this. Very cool, I believe this is what you say it is. RyanE will be along to verify. I think the inspection mark at the wrist is a German stamp. Circle 57? Thanks for sharing.
 
Wish I could find a Finn with blued bolt and star markings.


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Font looks about right, so that's probably what it is. Lack of stock inspections hurts it a bit though.
 
Thanks for the comments...It will probably be a LONG time (probably never) before I find a non-Finnish version of one these, so this one will have to do for now..Thanks again, Mike
 
Looks good all the way around Mike, congratulations.
I've seen these with serial number styles (more rounded) that don't hew perfectly with what is frequently seen, so I wouldn't worry at all about that. I have one I bought a few years back with all matching components that is numbered in a more rounded style.

That's an interesting stamp shown in photo numbers 8 and 9. I don't/wouldn't know if it's Soviet originally, or if it might be a German applied stamp, in lieu of a typical depot stamp or the double star markings that these are frequently seen with. If it's German, that could explain why there are no stars on this stock, and I also wouldn't expect a butt plate to be switched out and then numbered to a different rifle in just about any but the most uncommon circumstances.

Pat
 
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