after seeing a few more pics I decided I liked it even though I couldn't tell a lot by them.Seeing it in person I liked it but it was in poor shape due to its storage. Bore look bad and had minor surface rust in places. When I pulled out the bolt to inspect the bore, the seller asked "how did you do that?"
I walked away paying $180 and was happy with it. Well today I cleaned it up and it looks great, bore was only full of grease and dirt. I am well chuffed.Anyhow, 1940 Tula, looks to be almost original. Finns didn't do much to this rifle. Besides the overall look, two Finn traits led me to assume its a Finn, the numbered bolt knob and the scrubbed mag.
No [SA] or D stamps.
It does have this A stamp.
1940 Tula tang date.
Butt plate matches.
Likely to be its original stock.
Mag is scrubbed and is the only Izhevsk part on this rifle.
Well worn metal above the wood line, rust below that I cleaned up. First time this was cleaned since its import judging by the crud I cleaned off.
Ding and dents all over.
Last 3 on the bolt knob told me this was a Finn capture.
The original bolt serial number.
Extractor, is this a Finn replacement?
Import mark.
So there it is, another cheap old Russian rifle.
