1944 SKY M39

tailgunner67 · Post by **tailgunner67** » Mon May 02, 2016 5:29 pm

I am not a collector, I just usually buy what I like. I love the history of these rifles. I have only gotten into Mosins in the last few years and recently discovered Finnish rifles. My point is I am not going to tell you what this is, if you know feel free to tell me. I know its collectable and uncommon. The seller told me they only made 1,700 SKY M39's in 1944. It is in great shape. It does not appear to have been fired since after refurbishment. Don't ask what I paid because you wont believe me. I am not normally a lucky person but I was very lucky to get this rifle for a very low investment. I would also like to know if the LT on the stock has meaning. It has numbers matching bolt, and magazine cover. Everything has the early Izhevsk bow and arrow on it. I just picked it up today so I have no idea what the tang date is and I probably wont take it apart. So, tell me what you think!

zeebill · Post by **zeebill** » Mon May 02, 2016 6:43 pm

Just inventoried one that is 188 numbers away from that one. Very nice rifle and you should take it apart and at least safety check it if you plan to shoot it. Very nice rifle! I don't know what that one mark is on the bolt? Maybe someone with sharper eyes and mind will recognize it. The LT is just Finn Graffiti which is found often on Finnish rifles. VT and LT and sometimes MT appear often on Finnish rifles. I do not know what there meanings are. Bill

Thanks for sharing the great pictures with us!

tailgunner67 · Post by **tailgunner67** » Mon May 02, 2016 8:27 pm

I will oil up the bolt and check firing pin protrusion before I shoot it. I will probably take it out Friday or Saturday. I think the mark on the bolt is the Imperial Eagle. I'm sure someone on here will know.

BuckeyeSgt · Post by **BuckeyeSgt** » Mon May 02, 2016 9:03 pm

The bolt is an older one. You can tell by the thicker part on the inside part of the handle. Czarist Eagle? Sweet M39!

Fledge · Post by **Fledge** » Tue May 03, 2016 3:58 am

Thanks for sharing...enjoy shooting her.

Post by **Junk Yard Dog** » Tue May 03, 2016 5:34 am

Nice rifle, sometimes a collection is just one item, not bad.

tailgunner67 · Post by **tailgunner67** » Tue May 03, 2016 6:43 am

I know its subjective but does anyone have an idea of its current value? I know right now M39's are a hot item and the prices seem to be all over the place.

djbuck1 · Post by **djbuck1** » Tue May 03, 2016 7:48 am

Very nice!

mossy33oak · Post by **mossy33oak** » Fri May 06, 2016 10:58 pm

zeebill wrote:Just inventoried one that is 188 numbers away from that one. Very nice rifle and you should take it apart and at least safety check it if you plan to shoot it. Very nice rifle! I don't know what that one mark is on the bolt? Maybe someone with sharper eyes and mind will recognize it. The LT is just Finn Graffiti which is found often on Finnish rifles. VT and LT and sometimes MT appear often on Finnish rifles. I do not know what there meanings are. Bill Thanks for sharing the great pictures with us!

After reading your post Bill it hit me like a bag of hammers. You're exactly right. Never even realized I have a 1933 M27 with LT etched into the stock, just forward of the sling escutcheon

zeebill · Post by **zeebill** » Sun May 08, 2016 7:01 am

mossy33oak wrote:
zeebill wrote:Just inventoried one that is 188 numbers away from that one. Very nice rifle and you should take it apart and at least safety check it if you plan to shoot it. Very nice rifle! I don't know what that one mark is on the bolt? Maybe someone with sharper eyes and mind will recognize it. The LT is just Finn Graffiti which is found often on Finnish rifles. VT and LT and sometimes MT appear often on Finnish rifles. I do not know what there meanings are. Bill Thanks for sharing the great pictures with us!
After reading your post Bill it hit me like a bag of hammers. You're exactly right. Never even realized I have a 1933 M27 with LT etched into the stock, just forward of the sling escutcheon

I have a number of rifles that have those letters on them and have often wondered what they mean. Are they initials? Surely there can't be that many Finnish people with those similar initials. I feel slightly less respectful calling them Graffiti but what indeed are they? Maybe some kind of Finnish battle saying that is stood for by similar letters? Finnish Mosins seem to keep showing us things that we do not know the meanings of and I think besides the fact they seem to really shoot so well that is why I tend to gravitate to them in my collecting. Bill

tailgunner67 · Post by **tailgunner67** » Sun May 08, 2016 4:19 pm

Less than a month ago I didn't have a Finn Mosin and now I have two. I am completely addicted to these rifles. I am already looking for my next purchase.

Joeinthehills · Post by **Joeinthehills** » Tue May 10, 2016 1:36 pm

If'n JYD would just dig out his collection and take pixs of them then we'd have a better idea of what we have

tailgunner67 · Post by **tailgunner67** » Tue May 17, 2016 7:22 pm

Took my M39 and SAR to the range this weekend. I am very pleased with both of them. The M39 is by far my most accurate weapon.

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