1926 Mosin Nagant 91/30 info - Page 2

kwells6 · October 31, 2008, 09:35 AM

i believe so... why?

Tamara · October 31, 2008, 09:55 AM

"SA" in a square is "Suomen Armeija" or "Finnish Army", and indicates a Finnish captured rifle. It's one of the few ways you'll find a post-revolution, pre-'68 (no import markings) rifle in this country.

Check for other markings in the Finnish section at Mosinnagant.net, starting here...

SDC · October 31, 2008, 02:02 PM

The "circled k" mark should mean that this rifle passed accuracy testing ("kuchnost"), while the lower-case "n" is actually a Cyrillic "p", showing that the barrel was proofed ("proba").

October 31, 2008, 09:55 AM	#27
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October 31, 2008, 02:02 PM	#28
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October 31, 2008, 09:35 AM	#26
kwells6 Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 437	i believe so... why?