sikacz wrote:wlewisiii wrote:What is the most common model (aka cheapest) Finn available here in the US? And did they make any carbine length rifles?
Some of the experts here can probably correct me but a "RV" version was produced...model may have been based on the M27 which was the standard military rifle prior to the continuation war. It's probably rare.
Yes. That one is rare, and so are the sniper rifles, of course:
http://mosinnagant.net/finland/The-Finnish-M27.asp
I believe the M39 is the most common Finn available in the US. And that's the one I've come across the most.
The cheapest? Well, there's the rub. That's one of the things that fascinates me about these babies, you can still find some of them very cheap when the owners/stores don't know what they have. I got mine for a hundred bucks at a pawn shop about 15 years ago. And they run around 600-1350 bucks amongst collectors depending on the variation.
On the other hand, a lot of people are realizing what they have, thanks to places like gunboards and 7.6x54.
Check out the gunboards WTS/WTT section to get a better idea on prices amongst collectors.
Xela
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