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Finland also employed the Mosin–Nagant as a sniper rifle, with similar success with their own designs and captured Soviet rifles. For example, Simo Häyhä is credited with having killed 505 Soviet soldiers, many of whom fell victim to his Finnish M/28-30 derivative. [22] Häyhä did not use a scope on his Mosin.
The 7.62 TKIV 85, short for 7.62 Tarkkuuskivääri 85 (7.62 sniper rifle 85) is a sniper rifle used by the Finnish Defence Forces. It is derived from Mosin–Nagant, with Finland having made various derivatives of the rifle. The design was made in 1984 by Valmet, which also manufactured new barrels
Mosin–Nagant "3-line rifle" "Mosin rifle" 7.62×54mmR: 1891–present still used by some militia forces sniper rifle commonly used by police and military snipers 1891 infantry 1891 dragoon 1891 cossack 1891/1910 1891/1930 1891/1952 KGB sniper 1907 carbine 1938 carbine 1944 carbine Russia Soviet Union: SV-98: 7.62×51mm NATO 7.62×54mmR.338 ...
Tabuk Sniper Rifle: Al-Qadissiya Establishments 7.62×39mm: Long-stroke piston (semi-auto) Iraq: 1970s Taher: Defense Industries Organization: 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action Iran: 2016 TPG-1: Unique Alpine AG .223 Remington 5.56×45mm NATO.338 Remington Ultra Magnum: Bolt-action Germany: 2000 Type 97 Sniper Rifle: Arisaka: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka ...
Due to several problems, including accuracy issues and muzzle flash, as well as being complex and slow to manufacture, production ceased in October 1941, and work began on developing the PU version of the Mosin–Nagant. [9] In 1941 several 7.62mm SVT-40 semi-automatic sniper rifles with a PU optical sight were converted in full-auto sniper rifles.
The most common locking method is a rotating bolt with two lugs on the bolt head, which was used by the Lebel Model 1886 rifle, Model 1888 Commission Rifle, Mauser M 98, Mosin–Nagant and most bolt-action rifles. The Lee–Enfield has a lug and guide rib, which lock on the rear end of the bolt into the receiver.
The receiver was open-top, which enabled reloading of the magazine using five-round Mosin–Nagant stripper clips. [9] The sniper variant had an additional locking notch for a see-through scope mount and was equipped with a 3.5×21 PU telescopic sight. [9] The SVT-38 saw its combat debut in the 1939–1940 Winter War with Finland.
It was a Finnish Civil Guard variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle known as "Pystykorva" (lit. ' The Spitz ' due to the front sight's resemblance to the head of a spitz-type dog) chambered in the Finnish-designed Mosin–Nagant cartridge 7.62×53R. When fighting as a group leader with the rest of his unit, he used a Suomi KP/-31 submachine gun.