Dave91
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The brief backstory behind these rifles was that by the early 20's the M91's the Finns had were not in great shape, and they could not produce a sufficient amount of barrels domestically. So, the Civil Guard contracted SIG in Switzerland and a number of German companies to make barrels for them. The barrels are high-quality and are thicker than the original Russian design to improve accuracy. .
This one is a Bohler-Stahl that was likely made in 1926 based on the 26k serial number (roughly 27k total produced). One interesting feature is that this one has a barrel that was shortened and rechambered to correct the throat of the barrel at the arsenal. This is evident by the "Christmas tree" stamped on the shank. The "36s00" shows that a pressure test was performed at SAKO after the barrel work was performed. If you look at picture 3 in the next post, you can see that the shortened barrel doesn't match up with the stock cutout. You can also see that the original Russian sight was cut off and a Finnish U notch rear sight was installed.
Another cool feature is that this one has, as far as anyone can tell, its original stock. This one has an SYT in a circle which gives it some Civil Guard connection. The vast majority that I have seen have army replacement stocks because they saw such heavy use. The bore was another pleasant surprise, it is not counterbored and it has strong, shiny rifling. In the last picture you can also see that there's a ton of Finnish dirt, sand, and pine stuff stuck to the metal.
This one is a Bohler-Stahl that was likely made in 1926 based on the 26k serial number (roughly 27k total produced). One interesting feature is that this one has a barrel that was shortened and rechambered to correct the throat of the barrel at the arsenal. This is evident by the "Christmas tree" stamped on the shank. The "36s00" shows that a pressure test was performed at SAKO after the barrel work was performed. If you look at picture 3 in the next post, you can see that the shortened barrel doesn't match up with the stock cutout. You can also see that the original Russian sight was cut off and a Finnish U notch rear sight was installed.
Another cool feature is that this one has, as far as anyone can tell, its original stock. This one has an SYT in a circle which gives it some Civil Guard connection. The vast majority that I have seen have army replacement stocks because they saw such heavy use. The bore was another pleasant surprise, it is not counterbored and it has strong, shiny rifling. In the last picture you can also see that there's a ton of Finnish dirt, sand, and pine stuff stuck to the metal.
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