My First Finnish M39 - Info/Feedback Appreciated

[desdem12]

That is some really good info Flyin Brian

[gungeek]

FlyinBrian,

Thanks for the info on the pressure stamp. Very useful. I was also wondering was the "2" stamping was when I got it. I found a thread on another forum and also some info on 7.62x54r.net.

Here's the forum thread:
http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread. ... 9-receiver

So many markings, so little time...

[MadisonAV]

Flyin Brian - Madison I think you meant to say the Continuation War, since the Winter War ended on 13 MAR 1940.

Also, it was 6,200 Sakos that had straight stocks. They made a total of 7,000 stocks though, and used the remaining 800 as replacements so it is not uncommon to find a few later dated M39s with straight stocks.
I did mean to say Continuation war. As for the straight stock count, I fetched that number out of memory. That is never a good idea at my age. Thank you for straightening out the facts.

Madison