Finnish M39 Mosin-Nagant

Description

Finnish Model 39 (M39) Mosin-Nagant

Exact Model & Feature Breakdown

• Model: Finnish Model 39 (M39) Mosin-Nagant rifle.
• Manufacturer: VKT (Valtion Kivääritehdas / State Rifle Factory), identified by the hexagonal VKT logo stamped on the barrel shank (image2.jpeg).
• Date of Production: 1944 (image2.jpeg), placing it as a late Continuation War production rifle.
• Serial Number & Matching Numbers: Serial number 62357 on the barrel shank (image2.jpeg), with the bolt handle stamped 2357, confirming matching numbers (image3.jpeg).
• Military Property & Special Stamps:
  • The boxed SA (Suomen Armeija) property mark on top of the barrel shank (image2.jpeg).
  • The “D” stamp right below the VKT logo (image2.jpeg), indicating the chamber was re-throated to safely fire standard Finnish D166 heavy ball ammunition.
    • This “D” stamping denotes that the rifle’s chamber has been altered to accept the Finnish D-166 heavy ball bullet. This change was made to accommodate a chamber size that would be able to use all types of 7.62x54R ammunition. The Finnish forces had captured vast quantities of Russian ammunition, and it often was not usable in the m/27 due to the Finnish rifle’s tighter chamber tolerances. This alteration solved that problem and enabled the use of all captured ammunition, as well as the new D-166 ball ammo and MG cartridges of the Finnish weapons of the day.
• Stock & Cartouches: Features the correct heavy pistol-grip Arctic birch stock stamped with the distinct VKT wheel cartouche (image4.jpeg).
• Bore Condition: The muzzle view (image5.jpeg) reveals an exceptionally bright, clean bore with sharp, well-defined rifling—indicative of a very well-preserved or lightly used Finnish-arsenal barrel.

This is a correct, matching-number 1944 VKT wartime production M39 featuring clear factory cartouches, an intact boxed SA mark, a D-stamp, and an outstanding bore. It sits comfortably in the upper tier of wartime military surplus collectability.

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