The Russian Mosin Nagant Forum

I bought this rifle last April from a local gun & pawn shop. He usually has a few milsurps coming and going and I just like to go browsing to see what he has sometimes. He had 2 of these M39s and I had to take one home. It is a 1941 M39 with "VKT" and "D" markings on the top of the barrell. Serial numbers on the barrel, receiver, bolt, and floorplate match, but there is no serial number on the buttplate. It is also marked "36VKT00" on the side of the barrell next to the "SA" stamp, and it has a CAI import stamp near the muzzle. There looks to be a filled hole in the top of the receiver but I can't be sure. There also appears to be a repair on the toe of the buttstock. I got the sling from Liberty Tree. I haven't disassembled or fired it yet though, but it feels so comfortable against my shoulder. I'll do some shooting once I set up my home range.

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Nice, what you think is a repair is actually some pieces put in to stop a crack or other weak spot in the buttstock. Take of the buttplate and you will see what I mean.

Last April and you still haven't cleaned it? You work as slow as I do. Nice M39

very nice!

Junk Yard Dog wrote:Last April and you still haven't cleaned it? You work as slow as I do. Nice M39

lol, I was home for my 2 week R&R at the time, and now I've been focused on some restoration projects in my house.

The "hole" on the top receiver flat is just where the Finns milled off the Russian Imperial eagle.

martin08 wrote:The "hole" on the top receiver flat is just where the Finns milled off the Russian Imperial eagle.

Thanks, that clears that up. I wondered about it for a minute.

Nice one My M39's are my favorite Mosin's by far. If you're not careful you're going to end up with a serious case of Finnitis!

Nice clean rifle. I bet she shoot great.

3600 mark is the pressure proof. 3600 atmospheres or 52,884 psi

Nice rifle. Do you know what kind and year of the receiver?

Lee-online wrote:Nice clean rifle. I bet she shoot great.

3600 mark is the pressure proof. 3600 atmospheres or 52,884 psi

Thanks, I was wondering about that too. The internet hadn't shed any light on it for me.

vtxmosin wrote:Nice rifle. Do you know what kind and year of the receiver?

I don't. I haven't disassembled it yet. I'll have to check the tang and get back to ya.

Here's a snap of the receiver tang and the bottom of the barrel shank. On the tang you can see a 9 and 7 with an arrow between, a faint 5 at the corner of the 7, a faint upside down 1 above that, a faint 9 on the other side of the hole to the left, and a 1 next to the sear with a circled R on the sear. What do these markings indicate? On the bottom of the barrel shank is a T inside a triangle. Is that a Tikka mark?

Ok I might have just answered my own question by looking at 7.62x54r.net. My guess is it's a Sestroryetsk 1897 receiver and Remington sear? Here's an additional snap of the side of the tang and an arrow on the trigger.

Antique 1897 Sestroryetsk receiver adds to the cool factor of this rifle.

Lee-online wrote:Antique 1897 Sestroryetsk receiver adds to the cool factor of this rifle.

Definitely a cool rifle. Congrats to the OP!

Pretty cool! I love my M39's. It feels so perfect in my hands. Natural balance! I can't say enough about them! Congratulations on that find. Very good rifle.

Lee-online wrote:Antique 1897 Sestroryetsk receiver adds to the cool factor of this rifle.

I thought that made it pretty cool too. Definitely the oldest Mosin part in my collection.