Firearms Finnish TKIV 85 sniper rifle

[buffalowinter]

This is my Finnish Tkiv 85 sniper rifle in 7.62x54R. It shoots sub-moa. It has an original Valmet stock and Valmet Toro block. Two types of Valmet stock were used by the Army, one with an adjustable cheek piece, and the other a "target" model. This is the target model.

The Toro block holds the barrel and is glassed into the stock, leaving the entire barrelled action free floated. The barrelled action is a Finnish M28/76 with a carbon fiber shroud wrapping the barrel. It has a match trigger. The scope is not included, but the picatinny mount is. $2750 shipped to your FFL, C&R ok.

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 based on the Mosin–Nagant rifle, using the same (in some cases antique) receivers. The Finnish Army has produced such rifles since the nation was founded. The Mosin–Nagant bolt-action rifles were modified in 1984 by Valmet who also manufactured new barrels for these rifles. The rifles were assembled in 1984–1985 by Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) Asevarikko 1 ("Arsenal 1") in Kuopio, Finland. Though the 7.62 TKIV 85 sniper rifle has been modified extensively compared to the standard Mosin–Nagant rifle, the use of the old receivers in these rifles makes them arguably the oldest small arms in current use by any military. Some of the parts used may date back as far as the 1890s.

Different stock variations.

 

[Farmerboy78]

Is that the original barrel wrapped? Who built it up?

 

[buffalowinter]

Is that the original barrel wrapped? Who built it up?

It is a Finnish M28/76 barrelled action. It is a carbon fiber shroud that only engages the barrel for one inch at the muzzle and the first inch of the barrel in the stock channel. I built the gun. You can see a lot of my work here on the Hide, just search my screen name.

M28/76: A Finnish Competition & Sniper Mosin​

The Finns developed several difference scopes rifles in the 1930s, but none were made in large quantities, and they were not really much used during the Winter War or Continuation War. The first post-war consideration was given to a new model in 1954, but that led instead to a decision to make a competition version of the M28 rifle using nice diopter sights; the M28/57. These were later modified by cutting down their stocks to be better biathlon rifles…up until international biathlon moved from full power cartridges to .22 rimfire.
In the mid 1960s, Valmets planned semiauto 7.62x54R sniper rifle on the AK platform failed – it was far too inaccurate. Left in a bit of a lurch, the Army took the M28/57 setup and applied it to the M27 Army rifles, and the resulting M27/66 was an interim sniper rifle, as well as being the standard Army rifle for formal marksmanship competitions. These were supplemented by the old M28/57 rifles, which were rebuilt with new stocks as the M28/76 – which is what we are looking at today. Ultimately, these were all replaced by the TKIV-85 proper sniper’s rifle in the 1980s.
Most M28/76 rifles were made with just diopter sights; only a small number were given scope bases as well. In addition, about 10% were made with left-handed stocks, and I am very lucky to have found an example with both of those features!

 

[brettb614]

Dad joke: why can't northern European snipers hit their targets?
They never finnish!

 

[buffalowinter]

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