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Full view of rifle, left side.
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View of front sight area. Note the Finnish style notched sight for improved visiblity.
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Note the Finnish style escutcheons with integral wire hanger for the sling.
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Note the cancelled rear sight range markings in Arshini and the color difference between the stock woods at the splice area.
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View of the receiver area, left side.
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Buttstock are, left side. Note the spliced stock toe and the sling attachment point unique to Finnish Mosins.
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Note the oval-buckle sling, correct for an M91. Also note the rounded wartime finger-jointed stock splice. Post-war stocks have either pointed or quare splice fingers.
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Note that on this particular M91, the floorplate is scrubbed and un-numbered. Sometimes they are renumbered matching or left mismatched. There is alot of variation on Finn M91's.
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Note the SA Finnish Army property stamp.
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Closeup of the cancelled ranges in Arshini.
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Note the new Finnish range markings in Meters and the addition of a 200m setting.
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Note the original Russian long-range volley fire sight ranges that are still present on this part, though Finnish tactics did not include their use.
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Here we see the Tikka factory marking, the serial number, the manufacture date of 1941 and the D marking indicating a chamber able to use the D166 7.62x53R round.
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Here we see the AZF Austrian capture marking and Tsarist property stamp in the form of a double headed eagle - both from former owners of the receiver.
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View of the bolt serial number. This new serial number was applied to the bolt when the Finns assembled this rifle in 1941.
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The cocking piece was manufactured by Sestroryetsk.
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Note the Finnish stock maker's cartouch comprised of a crossed cannons logo. The round plug was added during manufacture to patch a knot in the stock wood.
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Buttplate. Scrubbed and not serialized.
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Full length view of rifle and issue M91 bayonet, right side.
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Muzzle area.
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Note that the recoil lug is well centered in the finger groove. A Finnish stock trait.
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View or receiver area, right side.
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Buttstock view, right side.
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Note that the magazine housing was originally made by Tula.
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View of the issue M91 lockring bayonet. Finland re-issued these bayonets captured from the Russians or purchased on the open surplus market.
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This M91 bayonet was made by Izhevsk.
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