M28 ina 91/30 stock

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Hello all, I just pulled the trigger on this Finnish M28 SPF in a 91/30 stock with a crack on the forward part of the hand guard on the right side near the barrel. The crack was not disclosed, I noticed it in the pictures after the fact. Price was $525. Seller described the stock as a "war time" Soviet stock 91/30 and states that this indicates the rifle must have seen action in the 40s: Winter War, Continuation War. Seller claims there are no import marks, indicating that the rifle must have come before the mid 60s. The receiver is a Westinghouse and the barrel is a SIG; "Schweiz Industrie Gesellschaft Neuhausen" and "Boxed 28" markings under the wood line ("average plus"), and seller rates the finish at 95%. No matching parts. Can any of you gather from the pictures a high likelihood that this rifle/stock was configured originally by the Finns? Has there been any evidence that this was a common or uncommon practice by the Finns? I love the idea of this rifle but I want it to be original Finn. I presume I would need to modify a replacement 91/30 hand guard. How available are M28 stocks? What do you guys think? Pictures link https://imgur.com/a/SUNWoTM

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