I filled the Tikka slot in my M91 collection a couple of weeks ago from an auction in FL
It had been rather neglected stateside but I could just make out a faint "AZ.." on the receiver in one of the auction photos, so I wanted it to go with my AZF VKT M39, if I could get it at a reasonable price (a bit of a challenge at auctions during tax return season). It actually cleaned up quite well though some corrosion pitting remains on the outside of the barrel at the muzzle end, on both barrel bands and the sling hangers. The bore shredded patches initially but after brushing, solvent cleaning, then shooting 10 rounds and hot-cleaning (brushing and flushing with an aqueous detergent and ammonia solution followed by patches) twice at the range, the bore is in remarkable condition, with very good lands and grooves. I hit the 250 yd gongs with it but have yet to shoot for groups, since on that first trip it was really just about cleaning the bore.
This M91 was built with a Tikkakoski barrel on a 1908 Sestroryetsk receiver that has both Austrian AZF (Artillerie Zeugs Fabrik) and ŒWG (Österreichische Waffenfabriksgesellschaft) markings. The receiver has had a long and interesting journey from its original manufacture at Sestroryetsk located near St. Petersburg in 1908, capture by the Austrians 6+ years later during WWI, refurbishment at AZF, conversion to the standard Austrian round in WWI 8x50R (perhaps) at ŒWG, sale to the Finns and rebuilding to a Finnish M91 with a Tikka barrel made a mere 400 km NW of the starting point of its journey, 35 years hence. It has a war time stock (rounded finger grooves) with the Finnish finish Kiväärintukkiöljy, perhaps with a bit more bitumenous additives in the mix used at this time to get the thick black coating. I think the marking on the left side of the barrel is Austrian in origin, with its very different font, but I'm not certain.
Thanks for looking! I'm hoping to entice running_man out from his hibernation (Russian Bears do that you know) with some Mosin eye-candy