I'm sorry, I thought the photo's were of a rifle you owned.Log in or Sign up. Although I suppose its possible that they might have been brought into Canada from some other market, Sakos rifles were never all that rare in Canada and have been imported for a long time, so its most likely that they were just direct imports from Finland to Canada. None of my Sakos have "import stamps" of any kind like you find on the USA market rifles. Military Installations in Germany and brought back to the U. Was it purchased new in a Canadian Gun-shop? Have you verified by removing the stock that there is no import stamp on the underside of the barrel? If there is no Garcia import stamp or any importer stamp, without documentation of it being purchased new in Canada, it very well could have originally been purchased from anywhere SAKO's were exported, such as Europe, Military installations, England, Australia, South Africa etc. Robinpeck, What do you mean by a "Canadian" gun? With this in mind, your rifle SN is obviously not within range. I think the factory records are great, but as the administrators here state, do not submit a records request unless your SN falls within the numbers they have records for.įor the L61R action Finnbear, that number isfor all long and magnum calibers. I just determined that the old hang-tag data is no longer considered reliable, as the SCC now has factory records. It is aand a Canadian rifle, so it doesn't have any USA import stamps. There is more to this topic though, and probably plenty of more information on the SCC forum. This is general reference info from original publications, and dates and other data posted here are approximate. InStoeger's new Carbine had a front ramp with hood and a Willliams "guide" barrel sight.
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During the Garcia import Model 74 yearsthe M Carbine was available from to 78, only in.įromthe Carbine did not barrel sights. BranxhunterDec 3, Hello robinpeck, What is the caliber? Need to know that to approximate date. Last edited: Dec 5, Can't help you with your question but it is a beautiful rifle Marcus.
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From the serial number, I believe it was made in I also read somewhere that the Finnbear full-stock carbine was made only in Does someone know the manufacturing dates re: the earlier Finnbear carbine vs. I was wondering about this L61R Finnbear full-stock carbine.
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