Got myself this super nice 1970 late date no maker M39 yesterday. I'm pretty sure this thing saw little to no use after it was assembled in 1970, because it looks like a new rifle. It was made on a 1909 Sestroryetsk receiver. As an added bonus that I didn't see in the photos of it is an "AZ" stamp on the receiver, which I believe is an Austrian marking.
Edit: Anyone know where I can find a correct cleaning rod for it?
1970 Late Date M39 with "AZ" stamp.
1970 Late Date M39 with "AZ" stamp.
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Re: 1970 Late Date M39 with "AZ" stamp.
One day on the old Pat Burns M39 list I spotted 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970 and as I didn't see any real nice B barrel or early SAKO in the mix that week I bought all four late dates so I had something coming in that week. Years later I don't regret that purchase.
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: 1970 Late Date M39 with "AZ" stamp.
My current goal is to get one of each late date M39. I've got 1967, 1968, and now 1970. All I need is a 1969, but they seem elusive to me.Junk Yard Dog wrote: ↑Thu Aug 04, 2022 2:46 pm
One day on the old Pat Burns M39 list I spotted 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970 and as I didn't see any real nice B barrel or early SAKO in the mix that week I bought all four late dates so I had something coming in that week. Years later I don't regret that purchase.
Re: 1970 Late Date M39 with "AZ" stamp.
Re: Cleaning rod
Have you tried contacting Liberty Tree directly? They sometimes have parts in limited quantities that are not listed on the website. Might try doing the same with Victory Arms and Munitions.
And then there is always the E-Bay rabbit hole
Have you tried contacting Liberty Tree directly? They sometimes have parts in limited quantities that are not listed on the website. Might try doing the same with Victory Arms and Munitions.
And then there is always the E-Bay rabbit hole