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M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:18 am
by Inkedforlife76
Hello everyone. New member here. Jerry. I collect and enjoy history and mosins are an addiction. I just picked up a 1944 Sako and pulled the action to look at the tang. There is no date or mark on the underside. Just the two similar markings one on top of the tang and one on the side. I'm curious if this is a makers marking or am I off on that assumption. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:23 am
by millman
I seem to remember that letters with an arrow coming off of them denote New England Westinghouse. Someone will correct me if my memory is faulty.
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:46 am
by Homer2
Yes. Westinghouse Hill plant.
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Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:03 pm
by millman
Homer2 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:46 am
Yes. Westinghouse Hill plant.
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Thanks Homer.
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:04 pm
by Inkedforlife76
Thank you very much for the information. I was looking into it too much and easy to see it's an h with arrow. The vast assortment of mosin markings causes ones brain to overthink at times. Does anyone have any insight to date on the receiver based on the H marking.
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:11 pm
by Inkedforlife76
A few pics of the rifle
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:13 pm
by Inkedforlife76
A few more pics
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 7:07 am
by qz2026
Nice gun
And many of the SAKO's had matching magazines, at least the doors. Not so for the other M-39's.
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:28 am
by Inkedforlife76
The door does match on this one. The bolt number is 3215 and off by 67 from the receiver which is rather cool.
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 11:09 am
by qz2026
Hmmm, a bit disconcerting... The bolt should be Finn matched. There is no stamping on the bolt knob?
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:30 pm
by Inkedforlife76
The bolt knob is stamped. Its stamped 3215.
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:08 pm
by qz2026
Oh well...
Re: M39 tang marking help.
Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:57 am
by bunkysdad
That is a very nice rifle you found. It really would be hard to find a better shooting milsurp rifle than a good M39