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I have some Finnish surplus ammo dated 1942 in 7.62x53 and need information about. Is it corrosive, how much is it worth. Ect..
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I have some Finnish surplus ammo dated 1942 in 7.62x53 and need information about. Is it corrosive, how much is it worth. Ect..
The bottom of the case has two stamped numbers one above the primer and one under the primer 38 and 39 is what is on them. I’ll post a pic later. And I’ll do a magnet test also. Thanks for the info by the way. I won’t shoot it but if I can sell it for a little profit I might do that.
SoOK, that confirms what I suspected. That ammo is repackaged Soviet ammo captured during the Winter War. 38 is a Russian factory code - I don't know which one. Ammo made at VPT is headstamped VPT. The Finns repackaged a lot of captured ammo. In this case 39 would be the year it was made and 1942 is when the Finns inspected and repackaged it. I figured it might be repackaged ammo when I saw the "Inspected by VPT" mark on the box.
It is still quite collectible so long as it remains in its packaging.
That’s very cool. I’ve just been reading the history of the Winter War. It’s to bad the Finns lost in the end. But they gave them hell.The Finns captured enormous quantities of arms and ammunition in the "motti" battles of the Winter War. While the Finns preferred to issue their own superior versions of the Mosin-Nagant to front-line troops, it was not unknown for battles to take place where both sides were shooting Russian ammo from Russian rifles. I have two or three Finn-captured model 91-30 rifles in my collection. I also have a model 24 Civil Guard rifle with original Imperial markings, a hammer and sickle overstamp, and markings for both the Finnish Civil Guard and the Finnish Army. Talk about a lot of history in one weapon!
The Finns captured enormous quantities of arms and ammunition in the "motti" battles of the Winter War. While the Finns preferred to issue their own superior versions of the Mosin-Nagant to front-line troops, it was not unknown for battles to take place where both sides were shooting Russian ammo from Russian rifles. I have two or three Finn-captured model 91-30 rifles in my collection. I also have a model 24 Civil Guard rifle with original Imperial markings, a hammer and sickle overstamp, and markings for both the Finnish Civil Guard and the Finnish Army. Talk about a lot of history in one weapon!
Reminds me of a quote from a Finnish officer at the beginning of the Winter War. Told that 100,000 Soviet troops were coming across the border, the Finn exclaimed, "So many! Where are we going to bury them all?"I think it was here on this forum that I first saw the hilarious Finnish quote: "Stalin's worst nightmare is that the Chinese learn to fight like the Finns, or the Finns learn to have babies like the Chinese."
Always happy to oblige. I have posted information and photos about the rifle in question on the "Pre-WWII Sako Military Rifles" forum. Here's a link to the post.heh, how about some photos ? keep us aussies up to date. susanna