should i buy this rifle for this price ( A Finnish mousin nagant)?
This guy is selling me a Finnish mousin nagant and on the receiver it says SY on it. The wood is dark brown and you know where you hook the sling on on those 2 holes...both of those holes have 2 bolts driven in i think that makes it a prewar gun. The bore looks really good. He is asking 180 bucks. Is it a good deal and should i buy it? Thank you
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There are several types of Finnish Mosins. Depending on the type, they could be relatively valuable collector’s items. Too many in the response thread are equating the Finnish Mosins with the Russian Mosins. The Finns captured many Russian rifles both from when they broke away from the Russian Empire in 1918, to when they fought in the Winter War in 1939-40. The Finns used only the receivers of the captured Russian Rifles, but used heavier, better-made stocks, and heavier, more accurate barrels. Thus, Finnish Mosin-Nagant rifles are widely considered of far superior quality to the usual run of Russian M91/30 Mosin-Nagants.
The most common Finnish Mosin is the M39, which is identified by the pistol grip heavy stock. I have two of these, and just to give you an idea of what they’re worth - the one I have that is in absolute pristine, non-issued condition I paid about $200 for, about 9 years ago. The one I use as a shooter (which is still in very good condition) I paid $180 for about 5 years ago. They’re dependable and accurate rifles, and ammo is cheap.
As to the age of manufacture, look on the top of the barrel - right where it meets the receiver. There should be a date on there. Most Finnish Mosins say "SA" on them, which means "Suomen Armeija" (Finnish Army). The factory stamps were mostly the "S" in a gear, denoting the Sako factory. IIRC, the "SY" you mention might mean it was from a national guard unit instead of the army. If you’ve got a M27 or M28 Mosin - that’s a relatively rare collector’s item, and I frankly wouldn’t shoot it, as there’s so many shooter-quality Mosins out there.
Hope this helps.
EDIT: What you should pay for it largely depends on its overall condition. If the bore is bright, and the stock isn’t too beat up, I personally think that $180 is a fairly decent price. You can undoubtedly get a (slightly) better price elsewhere, but you may have to hunt and wait a while. If the bore is dark (indicating pitting) and the stock is beat up, I think you could knuckle him down to $150-ish.
YOU SHOULD ONLY PAY NO MORE THAN ABOU 80 DOLLARS
What the 2 jackasses above have no idea about is the Fin Mosins are retooled for accurcacy and are worth more than a "real" mosin, The date on the receiver tells you if it’s pre war, not bolts in the sling holes. $180 is a fair price for a Fin Mosin, but the reciever should have SA stamped on it, the SY could be another stamping from a guard unit.
Also, regardless of the date stamped on the receiver, if it’s a Finn Mosin, it was a captured gun and retooled by the Finnish Military for war use, so it was a war gun if it’s a Finn Mosin.
it’s not the deal of the century by any means, they are inexpensive and easy to come by. Everything is priced higher now because of fears of bans, etc, but that’s still no bargain. IMO I wouldn’t pay it, you can find better deals, but $80 might be a little bit wishful today (wouldn’t have been a year ago however…) I would balk at even 150, now 120 I’d say sold as long as it looks like it’s in good shape
No way. I bought mine, about 15 years ago, for $49.95. Too common, too rough.
you know you can always get a new stock for it. but yeah. for a finnish mosin that is reasonable. like the other guy said, it was retooled for accuracy.