^Lot 1063 Sako / Marathon M28/30 7.62x54Rmm #54525

This is a Sako manufactured M28/30 bolt-action Mosin pattern rifle. The rifle is chambered for 7.62x54R. Manufactured for the Finnish Civil Guard in 1938, and later imported to the US market by Marathon Products, Inc of Weth, CT. The rifle features the Sako manufacture stamp, as well as SA property mark, 1936 Sako proofing mark and various proofs correct to the manufacturing period. The rifle bears the civil guard inventory number S10113. The barrel band is loose fitting. The bolt handle knob is stamped 4525, consistent with the SN, while also bearing the number 135636 on the lug. Stamping is crisp and clear, less the import mark behind the muzzle. The rifle features the correct front and rear sights introduced for the M28/30 pattern. The rear sight is a band mounted ramped rear with protective “ears”, stiffened by hardened cosmoline. The front sight is a bladed sight protected by “ears” The sight blade is stamped ‘76’ matching the barrel stamping of the same just before the sight. The action is set in a Russian one piece stock. The stock has not seen any repair, but an attempt to fill the gap of the receiver tang has been made. The stock suffers a crack through it between the forward sling stud and rear barrel band on the left side. The stock also bears impression markings from long term storage in a soft case in the finish on the left side of the butt. The upper handguard has a through crack spanning from the forward sling stud rearward under the barrel band, left of centerline. There is a second crack on the left of the upper handguard that starts an inch behind the crack in the stock and stops just ahead of the barrel band. The stock remains serviceable, but carries various depressions and some heavy scratching on the right face of the butt. Rifle is complete, in good working order with cleaning rod, and the bore is clean and crisp.
NRA Condition is Good
**Modern Firearm – C&R Eligible**