This Finnish M39 Mosin Nagant is chambered in 7.62x54R and is built on a 1905 Izhevsk-manufactured receiver with a 1942 VKT barrel. The barrel shank is stamped with the boxed SA Finnish property mark, the VKT logo, the D mark, the serial 593xx and the 1942 date. The rifle is Finn matching. It retains almost all of its bluing, the bore is a mirror with sharp rifling, and the rifle is mechanically excellent. The stock is in excellent condition. It comes complete with its cleaning rod and original sling.
The M39, nicknamed Ukko-Pekka after former President Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, was adopted as a compromise between the Finnish Army and the White Guard to standardize Mosin Nagant production. It was derived largely from the M/28-30, designed from the start around the D-166 cartridge with a nominal .310 bore, and most examples have a semi-pistol-grip stock. Finnish rifles were assembled by VKT (Valtion Kivääritehdas, the State Rifle Factory), SAKO and Tikkakoski on receivers from Russian, American, French and later Soviet rifles, each stamped with the boxed SA, and armorers building M39s reused receivers dating back as far as 1891. Only 10 were completed by the end of the Winter War, 96,800 were produced afterwards for the Continuation War, and small numbers were assembled from leftover parts as late as 1973, for a total of about 102,000. This rifle pairs a wartime 1942 VKT barrel with a 1905 Izhevsk receiver.
Specifications
Manufacturer: VKT (Valtion Kivääritehdas)
Country of origin: Finland
Year: 1942 (barrel); 1905 (receiver)
Model: M39 Mosin Nagant
Action: Bolt action
Caliber: 7.62x54R
Receiver: 1905 Izhevsk, Imperial Russian
Serial: 593xx
Matching: Finn matching
Condition: Retains almost all of its bluing
Stock: Excellent condition
Finish: Blued
Bore: Mirror bore
Rifling: Sharp
Features: Boxed SA, VKT logo, D mark and 1942 date on barrel shank
Included: Cleaning rod, original sling
Mechanical condition: Mechanically excellent
