Adventures in Surplus! Finnish M28 "Ski Trooper"

Duration: 20:16

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Today we are going to take a look at just how much historical be read from the features and markings of an individual rifle. This is an early production Finnish M28 "ski trooper" Mosin Nagant that can be traced from Russian manufacture to WW1 Russian use, Austro-Hungarian capture, rechambering to 8x50mm Mannlicher, concession to Italy as war reparations, sale to Finland, rebuilding as a Civil Guard M28, use in the Winter War and Continuation War, transfer to the Finnish Army, and finally importation into the United States.