M39 New Addtion

[50 BMG]

Just picked up this B barrel 1944 Finn M39 for short $$$

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[daltrey99]

Nice find. I hear that the m39's are great rifles

 

[magoo]

They are nice guns I have a B barrel one got it years ago when they 1st came in. Is the barrel plum finish looking bluing.My still had hang tags hanging on it. It was brand new.

 

[Pilgrim]

I've got several Mosins and the 39 is by far my favorite. Shown here with my model 38:

 

[martin08]

Is it a two piece stock, or are my eyes playing tricks on me?

 

[Pilgrim]

just under the front edge of the rear sight and extending back is a very nicely executed finger splice mating the front of the stock with the rear. This is the trade mark of a Finn stock.

 

[martin08]

Thanks Pilgrim. Always learning about these MN's!

 

[USMA-82]

Supposedly, the cold and wet Finnish winters made stock warping a huge problem. By creating a splice they attempted to address the issue. Most Finn-Manufactured milsurp rifles are like this.

 

[50 BMG]

The post war stocks were squared finger grooved and the war time stocks were rounded finger grooves. The Finns also used this method on some 91 and 91/30 with what was called a pot belly type stock. By far the Finns are my best Mosins. The model 28 was the rifle used by the world famous Finn sniper. I have other B barrel Finns with a very plum coloring to the metal. This was thought to be caused by the bluing method used.

Also the VKT, SAKO, SKY and dated receivers are other M39's.

All of the Finn rifles have gone thru a refurb at one point in time. Some have been refurbed many many times.
They are NOT all battle pick up rifles that were re barreled by the Finns. The Finns purchased a great deal of receivers from other countries and with some of the rifles they never saw combat.

The M39 has come back in force and can be found on many internet dealer sites as well as gun shows.

 

[SKS Ray]

And the stocks usually have killer birch wood figure!

I still gotta get myself a B barrel and often drool over some of the plum colored ones. I'm just waiting for a stock thats just as nice as that purple hue they have.

 

[Pilgrim]

The one in my photo above has the round end finger grooves and the ISKY receiver is dated 1940.

 

[Joe R.]

The M39 has come back in force and can be found on many internet dealer sites as well as gun shows.

Unless you happen to be in the same building with Fred - then it won't be there for long!

Joe R.