I picked this up about a month ago at an auction and it just arrived the day before Thanksgiving. Hey, I didn't wait 4 months to post this time ;) The most notable aspect of its appearance is the unusual one-piece Finnish walnut stock.
The bore was blooming with old rust when I received it but my trusty CMP muzzle gauge indicated the bore measured 0.3015", so I thought it would be salvageable. A pre-shooting brushing and cleaning made some headway but patches still left a lot of lint behind. After running 15 rounds of light ball surplus down the pipe today, and another thorough multi-step cleaning for corrosively primed ammo, a very good bore appeared :) It's certainly still dark but has very good grooves.
Note: In a response on Gunboards, Denny pointed out that the walnut blanks (pähkinäpuu aihioita) were bought from Germany in 1932.
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Dem strips drool2 drool2 thumb1
We wants it. We wants the striped goodness.
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on November 27, 2020, 10:09:14 PM
Hey, I didn't wait 4 months to post this time ;)
Sure... hoping i wouldn't see it, see if I can get it in under GM's radar... :)
rofl Dang, I guess you noticed :o
Thanks GM. I love striped walnut too 8)
Stock is...wow! Great looking rifle! thumb1
Nice!! Congrats!
Beautiful stock!!!
Another nice score for Phos.
Quote from: Larry D. on November 28, 2020, 12:34:25 PM
Beautiful stock!!!
Another nice score for Phos.
:) Thanks Larry!
Oh, and the unexpected antique status was a nice bonus; 1896 Tula.
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Before pictures showed that it was a diamond in the rough. I could see some stripes on the stock in the full right shot and I figured the metal would look good after removing the preservative residue and adjusting the barrel bands correctly. I love to see them displayed at auction with a yellow film and surface rust rofl
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P32 says... I picked up this M91 with (kick ass) walnut stock and I cleaned it up looks pretty good. Oh, BTW did I mention it is an antique, also?! rofl2 chuckles1 rofl2 chuckles1
P32 PLAY THE DAMN MEGA MILLIONS ALREADY!!!! rofl
I'm about to send you money and have you start buying for me for my collection.
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on November 28, 2020, 01:38:23 PM
P32 says... I picked up this M91 with (kick ass) walnut stock and I cleaned it up looks pretty good. Oh, BTW did I mention it is an antique, also?! rofl2 chuckles1 rofl2 chuckles1
P32 PLAY THE DAMN MEGA MILLIONS ALREADY!!!! rofl
I'm about to send you money and have you start buying for me for my collection.
rofl I have scored a lot of Finns on antique receivers by random chance. I think 60% of my M39s are antiques too.
Why did I click to look at this thread again. Now I want to go buy a Mosin, You're all a bunch of ENABLERS!!! rofl rofl
What a sweet rifle. Thank you for sharing... think I will pull one of mine this afternoon.
So, I'll admit GG I'm all over the place with my collection. SKS is first and foremost with my collection. I picked up a Mosin and it's like RM says if you avoid #1 then you can avoid #2. I picked up a Mosin and it was an M27 and now I have more than 1 Mosin (I'll just say). These rifles freak'n intrigue the crap out of me. There is just so much and I'm not that sure on some of them so it's held me at bay somewhat.
DON'T DO IT GG! chuckles1
In fact, it has got so bad with Mosin's with me that I decided I'm going to do my best to stay with only a few model variants like M27, M28 and M39. LOL, yeah right!!!
P32, that's one helluva percentage you're pulling there! You definitley have a keen eye!
Quote from: Greatguns on November 28, 2020, 02:21:35 PM
Why did I click to look at this thread again. Now I want to go buy a Mosin, You're all a bunch of ENABLERS!!! rofl rofl
Do it... :) you know you wanna....listen to the voices.. thumb1 they are calling you... :)
Encourage RM to buy one.. don't fight the urge..
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nice find and looking even better after. thumb1
OH CRAP, GM is that your Mosin collection? That's freak'n great!! thumb1 clap1
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on November 28, 2020, 03:58:56 PM
OH CRAP, GM is that your Mosin collection? That's freak'n great!! thumb1 clap1
It's missing a couple I got later, 2 Romanians, 2 Dragoons, 2 Type 53s, another M91 and a M28/30..think1 think thats it... but, thats the ENABLER shot. rofl2
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on November 28, 2020, 03:33:33 PM
In fact, it has got so bad with Mosin's with me that I decided I'm going to do my best to stay with only a few model variants like M27, M28 and M39. LOL, yeah right!!!
P32, that's one helluva percentage you're pulling there! You definitley have a keen eye!
You have to find an M28/30 too, right?
warning: not responsible for enabling
Quote from: carls sks on November 28, 2020, 03:40:59 PM
nice find and looking even better after. thumb1
Thanks Carl! thumb1
Quote from: BMont on November 28, 2020, 03:32:45 PM
What a sweet rifle. Thank you for sharing... think I will pull one of mine this afternoon.
Thanks! thumb1 Nice Tikka you have there! It would go well with my Tikka M91 bat1 rofl
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on November 28, 2020, 06:51:32 PM
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on November 28, 2020, 03:33:33 PM
In fact, it has got so bad with Mosin's with me that I decided I'm going to do my best to stay with only a few model variants like M27, M28 and M39. LOL, yeah right!!!
P32, that's one helluva percentage you're pulling there! You definitley have a keen eye!
You have to find an M28/30 too, right? warning: not responsible for enabling
Who said I don't have one?
wink1
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on November 28, 2020, 07:42:06 PM
Quote from: Phosphorus32 on November 28, 2020, 06:51:32 PM
Quote from: Bob_The_Student on November 28, 2020, 03:33:33 PM
In fact, it has got so bad with Mosin's with me that I decided I'm going to do my best to stay with only a few model variants like M27, M28 and M39. LOL, yeah right!!!
P32, that's one helluva percentage you're pulling there! You definitley have a keen eye!
You have to find an M28/30 too, right? warning: not responsible for enabling
Who said I don't have one?
wink1
rofl thumb1 You've been off self-enabling again. I understand :)
Oh, the stories I can tell. :P
Thanks for the therapy GM, when I saw the SVT in the top right of your pic, it distracted me enough to get my brain back on the wagon.
This is why I don't buy Mosins fellas, I keep doing this to them. That used to be a real nice M44, I even threaded the muzzle and put an AK-74 style brake on it. MAN, that thing was so loud it would shake the stations at the range, and the flame it would produce. :o fart1
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Quote from: Greatguns on November 29, 2020, 10:42:49 AM
Thanks for the therapy GM, when I saw the SVT in the top right of your pic, it distracted me enough to get my brain back on the wagon.
This is why I don't buy Mosins fellas, I keep doing this to them. That used to be a real nice M44, I even threaded the muzzle and put an AK-74 style brake on it. MAN, that thing was so loud it would shake the stations at the range, and the flame it would produce. :o fart1
(https://i.ibb.co/CBBdsvk/P1040806.jpg) (https://imgbb.com/)
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo, I can't look! :(
Wow.I've never seen a M44 Scout Sniper model.Mosin was waaay ahead of his time.
Quote from: Bubbazinetti on November 29, 2020, 03:53:06 PM
Wow.I've never seen a M44 Scout Sniper model.Mosin was waaay ahead of his time.
I'm older than you think...Comrade!!! rofl rofl dance2