Bigfoot: Sako P57R

[Jeeps-And-Guns]

Interesting little bit of history.
Would be cool if anyone figures out the story behind them, but it is possible it may be lost to time.
I agree with others that it looks like a standard P54 and only the barrel is the different part (and stock too).

 

[Jeeps-And-Guns]

I will post some more pictures tomorrow when I get to it. I have a P54 and an Ilves that I can compare it to as well and I'll try and focus on any differences that I notice.

I could be mistaken but I feel like the barrel was even thicker on this one than the other P54 heavy barrel I've seen.

And here I was thinking I was the only person in the USA that had a Ilves!
(assuming you are in the USA)
Would love to see some pictures of yours.
Here is mine:

Sako ilves (1930's 22lr target rifle)

Has anyone heard of these? I only just found out of their existence, and can not find hardly any info on them anywhere. Apparently they were made by Sako between 1931 and 1935. They are a bolt action heavy barrel target rifle in 22LR. Ilves in Finnish translates to Lynx (the large cat) The top...

sakocollectors.com

Also, putting 1 and 2 together, are you the same redrocktp that is on gunbroker selling all the finns?

 

[Paul Red Rock]

And here I was thinking I was the only person in the USA that had a Ilves!
(assuming you are in the USA)
Would love to see some pictures of yours.
Here is mine:

Sako ilves (1930's 22lr target rifle)

Has anyone heard of these? I only just found out of their existence, and can not find hardly any info on them anywhere. Apparently they were made by Sako between 1931 and 1935. They are a bolt action heavy barrel target rifle in 22LR. Ilves in Finnish translates to Lynx (the large cat) The top...

sakocollectors.com

Also, putting 1 and 2 together, are you the same redrocktp that is on gunbroker selling all the finns?

I used to live in the US, but I moved back to Finland last year. So my Ilves is still here in the Fatherland.

Yes you guessed correctly, Red Rock Trading Post (redrocktp) is our family business. I used to run the US side of things while I lived there but I let my little brother take over while I focused on studying and moving my family overseas. I was the one who started this operation of "rescuing" our precious rimfires and other outcasts and bringing them over to a more loving and caring fanbase.

 

[Paul Red Rock]

And here I was thinking I was the only person in the USA that had a Ilves!
(assuming you are in the USA)
Would love to see some pictures of yours.
Here is mine:

Sako ilves (1930's 22lr target rifle)

Has anyone heard of these? I only just found out of their existence, and can not find hardly any info on them anywhere. Apparently they were made by Sako between 1931 and 1935. They are a bolt action heavy barrel target rifle in 22LR. Ilves in Finnish translates to Lynx (the large cat) The top...

sakocollectors.com

Also, putting 1 and 2 together, are you the same redrocktp that is on gunbroker selling all the finns?

I posted some pics of my Ilves on a new thread so I wouldn't overcrowd this one.
https://sakocollectors.com/forum/threads/my-little-litter-of-rescues.19093/