Is a 1898 Sestroryetsk worth $350 ?

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Antique Sestroryetsk for $350? That deserves :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Trying to decode this old war horse. Been searching Google for the various markings like the small k and the crown shown in the picture. Then there's this on the stock. One hundred and twenty one years of stories locked up in the old girl.
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JoeR wrote:Trying to decode this old war horse. Been searching Google for the various markings like the small k and the crown shown in the picture. Then there's this on the stock. One hundred and twenty one years of stories locked up in the old girl.

ASE = Asevarikko which is basically an arms depot and repair shop. Its located in Kupio, and post war the depot # was changed to AV1. Denny
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Its a beauty!
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Denny- wrote:
JoeR wrote:Trying to decode this old war horse. Been searching Google for the various markings like the small k and the crown shown in the picture. Then there's this on the stock. One hundred and twenty one years of stories locked up in the old girl.

ASE = Asevarikko which is basically an arms depot and repair shop. Its located in Kupio, and post war the depot # was changed to AV1. Denny

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You are welcome JoeR. Great looking rifle...I think the triple SA is cool! Denny
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Hello, It sure looks like $350 got you a nice rifle, or the shop you go too has a clean carpet...
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boltaction wrote:Hello, It sure looks like $350 got you a nice rifle, or the shop you go too has a clean carpet...
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Joe, nice rifle. I think the "crown" you are referring to might.be the Imperial eagle?

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I did a clip of what I was talkinmg about. The pic wasn't very good to begin with but here it is.
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Yeah, that's actually an eagle.

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willyj73 wrote:Yeah, that's actually an eagle.

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SA1911a1 wrote:
willyj73 wrote:Yeah, that's actually an eagle.

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willyj73 wrote:Yeah, that's actually an eagle.

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Thank you, between my rotten picture taking skills and old eyeballs I thought it was a crown. :oops: :mrgreen:
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I'm still in shock that I found one of these rifles here in Butt Crack ILL ? Town of 3500 has two gun shops and one had a 120 year old Sestroryetsk ? I've never stumbled on anything even close to this before. Sorry to go on like this, been trying to wrap my head around how a Finn captured Russian rifle ended up here? Bet the story is amazing, I'll stop now and get back under my rock.
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Nice! I have it's brother, serial 25548!
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That's a damn nice score! Congratulations!
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Spaff wrote:Nice! I have it's brother, serial 25548!
Wow, they are close, so close that I will take it off your hands so they can be reunited. :chuckles:
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Couldn't part with it. It's one of my favorite shooters.
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Spaff wrote:Couldn't part with it. It's one of my favorite shooters.
I still haven't found my 7.62 Okie Headspace gauges so I don't know if mine's a shooter or not. Looking at the bore I'm thinking it may be more of a wall hanger than shooter :b sad: but until I find my damn gauges :bonk: it's a mystery. I know the 7.62's were not stored with the .303 gauges ( I found that set ) :vconfused: Anyone else ever do that ? :crazy.gif:
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