1942 Finnish M39

[Aragorn243]

One of my "List" rifles, I've been waiting for this auction for two months. It's not perfect, has a few dings in the stock but overall in near new condition. Wartime manufacture based on the barrel manufacturer, date and stock finger joints and stain.

Receiver was scrubbed by the Finns so not "antique". Bolt and other parts have some old arsenal marks.

Probably paid more than I should have but it was my maximum going into the auction so I at least did not go over that. I've wanted one of these for a while and wasn't going to let this one go if at all feasible.

Not sure if the bis "S" on the receiver designates this was a Civil Guard rifle or not or if it was in it's previous life as a 91/30













The trigger on this is by far the smoothest of any Nagant I own. Very nice.

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Very nice & better looking than mine which I like you did not pass up because they are a bit scarse around here. Import marked?Glad to hear your list is srinking.Let us know how it shoots.

[Aragorn243]

It is import marked, nicely done on the bottom of the barrel where the cleaning rod obscures it. Very faint serial number added to the receiver in the bolt channel. Knox importer.

A lot of people claim the Finn's despised the 38 Carcano but I noticed this afternoon that they used the Italian style side stock sling attachment on the M39's.
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[fernleaf]

Not sure if the bis "S" on the receiver designates this was a Civil Guard rifle or not or if it was in it's previous life as a 91/30

The Civil Guard 'S' will be a left over on the reused receiver, which may have been either an M91, M24, M28, or M28/30. Your rifle itself wouldn't have been issued to the Civil Guard.

A lot of people claim the Finn's despised the 38 Carcano but I noticed this afternoon that they used the Italianicon style side stock sling attachment on the M39's.

The French and the Swiss used this method - if I had to say it was copied from anyone, it would be the Swiss. M39s were already on issue by the time the Carcanos began to be used in Finnish service.
The side swivels were intended to be used by Jaegers (Ski Troops).

[Aragorn243]

That's what I figured with the "S". I wonder why they scrubbed everything else off the receiver and left that and the old serial number on it. Perhaps the scrubbing was done during it's first rebuild.

I guess a rifle designed a couple of years prior to getting the carcanos wouldn't be a copy, my bad. I was tired yesterday, long evening of partying the night before which is quite a rare event for me. Wedding reception.

I had to take it apart a second time. Never thought to clean the cosmoline out of the trigger assembly. It was a little "sticky" Works fine now.

[Aragorn243]

I really hated pulling the trigger on this one but a bayonet is on the way. Price a bit less than most have been going for but not by much. It's an M27 bayonet, Fiskars marked, grooved scabbard.