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I'm always happy to see another Sestroryetsk posted. The prices keep going up on these but to me, they are the best looking arsenal marking, followed closely by the PTG marking.
Yours has great history. I especially like the wooden crossbolt.
I liked this Sestroryetsk and the originality of the stock and only receiving minimal updates.
After the Finns bought or traded this rifle they didn't do much to it, [SA] marked it, replaced the front sight blade and it looks like a Finn front swivel replaced the wire one it would have had.
The rear sight wasn't restamped or the arshins crossed out.
One cool thing is it has a 1901 Sestroryetsk receiver and a 1917 Sestroryetsk barrel. I wonder what happened to it?
"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
-George Washington
I would say that wooden cross bolt with the crack running to the rear in the stock and the wood repair in the actions hole by the recoil lug is telling us something about why that steel recoil lug is in there. Great rifle with great pictures! Thanks for sharing it with us. Finn repairs are sometimes hard to figure out but I am betting that rifle is talking to us if we listen. I absolutely love that one. Bill
I am wondering how and when the 1917 barrel was put on the 1901 receiver. Was this done in 1917 at the Sestroryetsk factory during the civil war before being evacuated?
While in the Austro-Hungary hands, did they do any major work to the mosin rifles or just basic parts swapping. Was the re-chambering they did a big operation or just a few hundred/thousand.
We all know the Finns did barrel swaps but wouldn't they have at least done the rear sight update at the same time?
I know we will never know but is fun to speculate.
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
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)
