M38 non refurbished

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Here is a non refurbished M38.

1939 M38 pre war stock. D marked, 41 marked

Something else about this one...what was it?
Humm.... :vconfused: :roll:

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I really want one of those. Very nice
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Great little gun. Not many were captured.

The wire hangers are interesting. Much more Austro-Hungarian than Finn.
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martin08 wrote:Great little gun. Not many were captured.

The wire hangers are interesting. Much more Austro-Hungarian than Finn.
Not many. That is what makes it a little on the rare side. I read somewhere the Finns had less than 1500 captured and functioning M38's at the end of the war. Can't remember where now. :oops:

I'd love to get my hands on a M44 [SA} marked rifle.

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I don't think you could find a much better example of one. That is sweet.
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BuckeyeSgt wrote:I don't think you could find a much better example of one. That is sweet.
I know where there is one. :D
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Wow!
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dolk wrote:
martin08 wrote:Not many. That is what makes it a little on the rare side. I read somewhere the Finns had less than 1500 captured and functioning M38's at the end of the war. Can't remember where now. :oops:

I'd love to get my hands on a M44 [SA} marked rifle.

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I've read that statistic, as well. My understanding is also that the 1,500 tally was for all carbines, which included a limited number of M44's. So, the total amount of M38's would be 'less than' fifteen hundred.
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martin08 wrote:
dolk wrote:
martin08 wrote:Not many. That is what makes it a little on the rare side. I read somewhere the Finns had less than 1500 captured and functioning M38's at the end of the war. Can't remember where now. :oops:

I'd love to get my hands on a M44 [SA} marked rifle.

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I've read that statistic, as well. My understanding is also that the 1,500 tally was for all carbines, which included a limited number of M44's. So, the total amount of M38's would be 'less than' fifteen hundred.
Correct^^

The Finns didn't differentiate between the M38 and the M44. I've seen around 10-15 finn-captured m38s online total, and 3 finn-captured m44s that I can think of. I'm guessing the ratio is probably about 5:1 m38s to m44s.
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Come on Martin, Post that M38 1939 in old stock!

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Looking at the photos of that gun is almost as good as owning it. Actually that's a bald faced lie, but I still enjoyed looking at the pictures.
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dolk wrote:Come on Martin, Post that M38 1939 in old stock!

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Which one? :wink:

I've got handful of other models to go through, first. But for now, yours can enjoy its own spotlight.
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Neat Brass fixtures on a M38
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This one is just oozing out coolness.
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A showcase bump, for sure!
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martin08 wrote:A showcase bump, for sure!
I couldn't agree more!
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I agree on the showcase comment. One of the interesting thing about Finns is that you can see virtually the entire Russian arsenal through the SA window. But the Finns imparted as many twists to the Russian designs as you can find on a corkscrew willow.
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