Finnish Mosin

Recently picked up a Finnish Mosin with the nicest stock of all my milsurp. The receiver is stamped with a SA and a VKT above the serial number. Can anyone tell me what that means...Bob

I think SA is the Finn acceptance mark. VKT is the factory mark.

Pete

SA = Suomi Armeji (sp?) which mean's Finnish Army. It's a property stamp, like the British Broad Arrow on commonwealth gear.

VKT is the logo for Valmet, a finnish arms producer.

I have a small well represented collection of Finnish Mosins and have put together a small library on them. As Claven2 pointed out the SA stands for Suomi Armeji=Finnish army and the VKT=Valtion Kivaarithedas which is know known as Valmet. Could you do a full inspection of the rifle and post all the markings on it (maybe pics) and I can do a little research for you and please include the model. The model 91's have 3 versions of VKT's and there rarity ranges for a 7 to a 9 on a 10 scale depending which one you have, this is assuming it is a M91. If this is one of the other models it could be as high as a 10 on a 10 scale, I have found my Finnish guns out shoot the r\Russian guns by a large margin and look really cool if you like Mosins HTH-SDH

Thanks guys. Sdh, will get you that info in the next couple of days....Bob

Here are some photo's of my rifle. As for the model I'm not sure which one it is. If the pictures aren't clear enough let me know and I'll write out the makings. Thanks for offering to help on the military Surplus sight....Bob
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Nice m-39!

Yep, VKT M39 with matching bolt. :) Looks nice :)

Super, very nice VKT M39. a 1944 dated rates a 4 on the rarity scale. If that were a 1943 it would have rated a 9. So how much does this mean, Can't really say how it translates into money, but the collectors would pay much more if they needed it. It should shoot very well-SDH

You weren't joing about that stock. Has it been touched up, or is that mil-spec?
Claven?