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The Finnish Issue Of The Mosin Nagant Model 91/30 (1891/1930) Rifle From Tuco Of Mosin-Nagant Dot Net  The Model 1891/1930 Mosin Nagant rifle, or M91/30, has been a very important rifle in the history of the Finnish nation. Whether in its standard Soviet form, a Soviet rifle altered by the Finns, or the Finnish produced Tikka version of the rifle, the M91/30 served Finland quite well in combat and peacetime duties. As the Finns reworked, remade, and even produced these rifles, there are a number of "versions" on the market. This article will try and cover these in some detail, so the reader can understand the differences in what rifles were issued to the Finns. The Standard Soviet M91/30 When the Red Army invaded Finland in November of 1939, starting The Winter War, the Soviet troops were mainly armed with their standard arm the M91/30 rifle. The Finns captured large numbers of these rifles in battle and by the end of the Winter War there were approximately 25,000 Soviet issue M91/30 in the Finnish stockpiles. By the end of the Continuation War (1941-44) the Finns had taken almost 100,000 more Red Army issue M91/30's. Further adding to this already high number were 57,000 M91/30's that were supplied by the Germans in 1944. The vast majority of the rifles supplied by Germany were in fair to poor condition, allowing mainly only for the use of parts. Three Finnish captured Soviet M91/30s, all having the original globe hooded front sights still in place. The top example has a Finnish re-numbered bolt while the second rifle is all matching with its Soviet numbers intact. The last example has Finnish produced stock while the upper rifles have two versions of the original Soviet stock. One can encounter many different variations of these rifles in various states of Finnish alteration. All rifles are SA marked .  

The Finnish Issue of the Mosin Nagant Model 91-30 (1891-1930) Rifle

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