My First Finn
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Junk Yard Dog
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Re: My First Finn
The seller was looking for words to fill the item description but lacked the knowledge to do it properly. It's a Soviet M91/30 rifle captured by the Finns in either the Winter or Continuation war. They upgraded the stock with a nice Finn two piece, added the sling rings, and Finn matched the bolt . Very nice example of the type
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Re: My First Finn
“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Re: My First Finn
I like it! "If guns were banned, I'd sure think twice before using one to commit a crime, said no criminal, ever" - unknown
Re: My First Finn
I personaly like the captures a lot. They have as close to verified combat experience as you can get excepting a papered bringback. Nice one. Is this the one with the 41 mark or is that the other one.
The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
Re: My First Finn
One of these days I will be able to start a thread titled "My First Finn". But until then I will 
over other peoples Finnish captures. Nice Mosin, congratulations on your purchase.
over other peoples Finnish captures. Nice Mosin, congratulations on your purchase. "The welfare of humanity is always the alibi of tyrants." - Albert Camus
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Three_Dogs
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Re: My First Finn
It must be ...uhm ...some other rifle then 
No what I am referring to is the 41 capture mark on the right side of the shank of the captures for the year 1941. For some reason they marked the later captures with that mark. This mar helps identify it from an earlier capture and also gives it added known (possibly) history. 
No what I am referring to is the 41 capture mark on the right side of the shank of the captures for the year 1941. For some reason they marked the later captures with that mark. This mar helps identify it from an earlier capture and also gives it added known (possibly) history. The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
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YEP, that's it. You got the one rifle pretty fast.
The commerce which maybe carried on with the people inhabiting the line you will pursue renders a knowledge of these people important ~Thomas Jefferson~ (to- Lewis and Clark)
Re: My First Finn
Nice! A Finn rifle is next on my list....