The M28 would be improved upon with new sights and the new rifle would be called the M28/30. Later they adopted a design of their own called the M28. The Finnish Civil Guard had several types of rifles starting with M24, largely an upgraded M91. Mosin Nagant M27 Rifle Mosin Nagant M28/30 Rifle The rifle remained in production until 1940. The M27 would see much use both in the Winter War of 1939-1940 and the Continuation War of 1941-1944. The trigger was also improved over the older Russian rifles, and the rifle retained the same type of sights as the M91. (VKT) This rifle was designated the M27 and would be shorter than the older M91 rifles. This rifle’s barrel would be produced by Tikka and state rifle factory Valtion Kivääritehdas. The regular Finnish Army would get a new rifle in 1927 that was a break from the old M91 rifles. Mosin Nagant M27 Rifle Valtion Kivääritehdas (VKT), State Rifle Factory in English, was a Finnish government-owned firearms manufacturer that existed independently in the Tourula district of Jyväskylä 1926-1946. The early Finn Mosins would have barrels made in Switzerland and Germany. This requires that you take apart the rifle but it is easily done on all Mosin Nagants. The best way to determine the receiver maker is by looking at the tang stamp. The Finnish had a habit of grinding off Russian symbols on their weapons since most were built from captured rifles.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |