Production continued throughout the Winter and Continuation wars along side other models like the M91 which were retained due to the limited numbers of M39's that could be produced under the pressures of war. It is said that only 10 rifles had been manufactured by the outbreak of hostilities. The Winter War with Russia commenced in November of 1939. The result was the M39, officially adopted by the Army on April 14, 1939. Trials convinced the committee that the M28/30 was indeed the superior rifle though some of the improvements of the M91/35 prototypes were incorporated into the new design. The Army came up with a new design given the designation M91/35, while the civil guard maintained that the M28/30 was a superior weapon as-is.
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Additionally, a few faults were to be found in both designs under field conditions and the Finns felt that many of these could be addressed in one rifle.Ī committee was established to combine the best characteristics of the M27 and M28/30 into one rifle for general use of the armed forces. Maintaining separate stores of arms and spares for both organizations, as well as the multiple production lines was not as efficient as it could have been. The Finnish government, however, was looking to standardize on a single rifle design for both the Army and the Sk. The M28/30 had a reputation for being the most accurate Mosin ever designed - many people still maintain this to be true today. The barrel was floated at the nose by use of an aluminum collar to improve accuracy and a mauser-style front band was used to retain the end of the hand-guard. The M28 was an excellent and accurate rifle making use of an entirely new rear sight design that was easier to use and much more rugged than the Konovalov design. The Civil Guard's (Sk) rifles of the day were the M24, M28 and M28/30 - the M28/30 being the most advanced of the three. Additionally, the modified Konovalov sights were not much changed from the M91 it replaced.
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Many of these rifles were built with older recycled M91 stocks which tended to crack under heavy bayonet use. It was a good design, much improved over the M91 it replaced. In the 1930's, the Army's first line issue rifle was the M27 Mosin Nagant. Note: Pics of rifle provided courtesy of moderator Claven2.
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(39 picture virtual tour) Observations: (by "Claven2") Source: The Mosin-Nagant Rifle by Terrence Lapin, ISBN: 1882391217, production totals obtained from 1941 M39 Finnish Mosin Nagant Approximately 116,800 total M39 production, only 6,200 made with straight grip stocks.Ĭanadian Collector Market Value Estimate: $