Love that birch stock!
Thank you for the information!
Its neither a m27 or m28. The finns almost exclusively used SIG, Tikka, and VTK barrels on those rifles. If we were to entertain the possibility that the finns somehow received a US surcharge mosin, decided to shorten the barrel to m27/m28 specs rather than scrapping it or keeping it as an m91, all without updating the sights or leaving any markings on the rifle at all... that possibility is effectively zero.
I vote for this theory after looking at the receiver markings and finding no proof, import, or arsenal marks. This one might have not even ever left the United States.
It never left the US and somehow grew recoil lugs? You have no idea what this rifles history was.
We can make a very educated assumption. Do you have any insight to add?
He's just angry, let him get it out.
Recoil lug as I mentioned was not an original aspect. If that had its original finish and stock then educated assumptions could be made.
I did specify might. Maybe you'd be helpful enough to point out what the recoil lug is and what the relevance has for the poster to better understand what he's got?
I fail to see how thats relevant?
Yeah it's getting weird in here. Was just trying to help get info to see what I could buy here/help others but by identifying historical markers. Mosin shoppers typically care about these details. Some dudes will buy the same rifle from the same country multiple times because they want to collect all the individual proof house inspectors' stamps. I still don't know what the recoil lug is though. Edit: j found out. It's the stocks retaining bolt. I don't know how that gives identifying info about what this rifle is
