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M27, full length view.
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2
Buttstock, note the crossed canons stock maker's cartouche.
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Action.
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Rear sight area - not the buttstock/forestock joint.
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Note the popsicle-stick variant nosecap.
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Note the rear band. It is thicked than an M28 band and has a larger diameter screw head. The leading edge is also bevelled.
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Note the correct early oval buckle sling.
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Note the SA property stamp on the sling.
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Note the scrubbed and not renumbered floorplate. Common on M27's.
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Note the bolt body is renumbered from the time of Finnish manufacture. It used to be an M91 bolt body.
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Finnish SA property stamp.
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12
Note the rear sight slider is unique to the M27 with positioning/re-inforcing wings that grip the sides of the rear sight base. The rear sight base is renumbered in meters.
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Opposite side of the rear sight base.
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closeup of the re-inforcing wings found only on the M27 sight slide.
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15
Note the screwed on sight plate unique to Finnish made mosin nagants.
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Note the barrel rollstamp consisting of the early Tikka logo, the serial number, the F chambering mark superceded by the D chamber (chamber was reamed to accept the D-166 spitzer bullet) and the 1931 manufacture date.
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Note the Tula made cocking piece. The Tula star indicates this piece was likely replaced during or after the Winter War, as Finland did not have access to Tula made parts with a star stamping when this rifle was made in 1931.
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18
Buttplate tang. The meaning of the marings is unknown.
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Buttplate.
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20
Rear sling swivel.
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21
Note the front swivel on this M27 stock variation uses the traditional dog collar. Finnish M27's were made with several sling configuration variations throughout production.
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22
Front sight assembly.
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23
Front sight blade.
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Nosecap.
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