A SAKO Kiv/39 made in 1942. She's in far more original shape than Reeta, Bubba didn't attempt to refinish Martta's stock!
Edit to add: The wood smells like I remember log cabins and log playground equipment in the summer.
She came from
Pat Burns, who's been emptying a warehouse of Kiv/39 for at least five years.
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| I love the earlier pattern of engraving on the SAKO guns a lot more than the Tikkakovski and VKT guns. Note also the scoured Peter II seal, which I think means it was a Soviet gun at one point. I don't think the Finns bothered to scour the imperial seals off their guns. |
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| 1916 Tula hex receiver. A year newer receiver than Hanna, but seven years separated as Finn rework. |
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| L to R: Ase- ja Ampumatarvikevarikko 1 mark (AVT1 or Arms and Munition Depot 1), SAKO proof mark and Suomen Armeija (SA or Finnish Army) property mark. |
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| SAKO marked cocking piece. |
The rest is the usual mix of recycled Russian parts, mostly Tula.
