1927 M28 Ski Trooper

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Shown below is a 1927 Model 28 Ski Trooper of no date shown. The barrel, a SIG, has a date of 27 as shown in a small diamond on the bottom of the barrel. The first 20,100 barrels for the M28 were made at SIG. This barrel was inspected by Eriksson as indicated by stamps. SIG stands for Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft, Swiss Industrial Society located in Neuhausen-am-Rheinfalls in Switzerland. This rifle, a Ski Trooper model is one of only six thousand made. Markings on this rifle indicate it was inspected and accepted by Kosti Eakola for the Civil Guard. The Civil Guard District as indicated by markings were for the Raahe district. It has an import stamp of Marathon Products Inc. from the late 80's. I purchased this rifle from Robert Woos a well known author and collector at an OGCA meeting a couple weeks ago. I have already had him put aside another Finn at the next meeting in May. Enjoy the pictures below.
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More M28 pictures.
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Last of pictures.
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Very nice!
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I hope that bear appreciates all the nice Mosins he gets to hold. Very cool! :thumbsup: :Drool1: :thumbsup:
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Very nice! Gotta get me one ! :vcool: :vcool: :vcool:
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spectacular.
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Very nice. I saw one on a grey blanket not too long ago.... Yours looks beautiful.
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Extremely nice, Longcolt! :thumbsup: :Drool1: :Drool1:
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Wow! I was wondering who had my horseshoe and now I know. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: great find. :D :D
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Fantastic Rifle.
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Very Nice and with a great presentation and pictures too! I have o4174 with the double sling slots and in a one piece stock that also has a Deutsches Reich mark on the right side of the Butt Stock. It has the old style 2 piece nose cap and is also AZF marked on the receiver flat too. Finn matched bolt and the old stock also has old Russian and apparently Finnish numbers on it too. I also have o4578 which is double sling slotted too. The stock on that one has patched rope holes from earlier use too and that butt plate is marked 78 showing me that is the original stock to that rifle. The second one is only carrying about 30% of the original blue and for sure I would love to have that one talk to me. The bores on both are very shiny and they both shoot real well for my aiming ability! :oops:

Getting rifles like these show so much about what they may have done and are real gems to enjoy forever till you pass them on to others. Congrats on a great rifle and super pictures you graciously shared with us. I really enjoyed looking at them! Bill :D
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Thanks to all and thanks to Bill for reminding me that this buttplate is also stamped with a 30, matching it to the original stock. It also has the early two piece nose cap.
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Gorgeous rifle, sir.
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Longcolt44 wrote:Thanks to all and thanks to Bill for reminding me that this butt plate is also stamped with a 30, matching it to the original stock. It also has the early two piece nose cap.

You will find much to my chagrin that every time you look at an older rifle in the collection there will be something you either missed completely or forgot to log in your book about the last time you looked at it. It is extremely frustrating but I guess comes with the territory of having many rifles and being many years old! :oops: Bill
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The have some of the most incredible stocks of all the Finns. I would be thrilled to find one in the future.
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