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Full length view of B barrel Finnish M91 with issue bayonet and arsenal hang tag.
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Full length view of B barrel Finnish M91 with issue bayonet and arsenal hang tag.
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Buttstock.
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Receiver area.
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forestock.
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muzzle area.
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buttstock, bolt open.
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receiver area. Note the winter-war era Finnish we sling and thin Finnish "dog collar" sling loops.
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forestock.
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muzzle area.
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Bolt.
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Note the file marks on the bolt rib where older Russian markings were removed when the bolt was re-used in production.
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magazine floorplate. Note the early lined-out serial number.
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rear stock band. Note it is the "type 2" band.
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front barrel band. Note it is a "type 2" band.
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cleaning rod, muzzle and nose-cap. Note the front sight blade is notched at the rear to improve visibility. This is a Finnish modification.
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Rear sight base with original range markings in Arshini struck out.
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Rear sight base renumbered in meters by the Finns. Also note that a 200m notch has been filed into the base, another Finnish modification.
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Top view of the rear Konovalov sight.
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Underside of the Konovalov sight blade. The Finns did not make new Konovalov sights, they recycled Russian made ones. The Finns also did not use the underside markings in Arshini and did not engage in volley fire as it contradicted their military doctrines.
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barrel and receiver markings. Note the manufacture rollstamp:
SA
B
D
38115
1942
The markings in the top receiver flat predate the use of the receiver by the Finns, while the receiver serial number may have been added when the rifle was exported from Finland.
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Note that the serial number has been added to the receiver. This was likely done when the rifle was exported from Finland.
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Buttstock, note that it retains the Imperial production roundel from 1904.
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Buttplate bearing the serial number of an older rifle predating its use in Finnish production.
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Buttplate tang. Note the Sestroryetsk arrow denoting its place of manufacture in Russia.
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closeup of buttstock roundel.
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Note the shim re-inforcements in the stock inletting. Finnish armorers often shimmed the receivers and trigger guards to improve rifle accuracy.
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Another shim, this time at the magazine housing tang.
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Receiver tang shim.
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closup of the barrel firing proofs below the woodline. The barrel was proofed at VKT.
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904r refers to the year of stock manufacture, 1904. The 12 is likely an inspection number.
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The receiver used in producing this rifle in Finland started life as an M1891 made at Tula in 1899.
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Receiver lug. Note the Finnish assembly number "40" is stamped on the receiver and the barrel below the woodline.
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Reverse side of the Arsenal hang tag.
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Front side of the arsenal hang tag.
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