Hi, a Finn gun nut here. Translations: SA = Suomen Armeija = Finnish Army Puolustusvoimat = Department of Defence There's some Finnish commenting on this video. The guys are profaning humorously: "who the fuck sent our M39s to America?!?!". We love them, too. I think we still have plenty of them here. Please take good care of the M39s. Cheers.

at 9:30 the hang-tag translates to: Gun: Number: 26689 Caliber: 7.64 Taper: 0,02 Degree of corrosion: 1P2 Manufacturer/Repairer: Inspector: Date: 22.08.1979 Additional notes on the backside I left stuff blank because the markings are so pale that I cant read them... And the word at 10:30 "puollustuslaitos translates to "department of defence" Btw, I'm a Finn and most words are pronounced just like they are written.

@RooK80

8 жыл бұрын

+Assassin Agent I think Syöp.aste comes from "syöpymis aste / corrosion state".

@Asko83

8 жыл бұрын

+Assassin Agent Syöp.aste. Syöpymis aste. "The degree of corrosion." If there's a number it tells how badly the barrel is damaged by rust.

@AssassinAgent

8 жыл бұрын

Asko83 Kiitos avusta =D Muokkaanpä äkkiä... Same in english for you other people: Thanks, I'll edit my comment.

@NearCry91

8 жыл бұрын

+Assassin Agent Puolustuslaitos on yhdellä L:llä. Ja eikös SA oo Suomen armeija eli Finnish army.

@ratagris21

8 жыл бұрын

+NearCry91 Translated from Finnish: Defense Department is one of L has. And is not it oo Finnish Finnish army or army.

I had 3 M39's stolen from my home around 10 years ago. Without a doubt, they were the most accurate surplus rifles I've ever shot. The barrels were pristine. Wish I had them back.

The tiger stripe looking stocks looks so awesome, I want one!

@pj7362

6 жыл бұрын

ShockAndAwe417 agreed it's great look. So natural

@akikarvonen7098

4 жыл бұрын

ShockAndAwe417 that is curly birch. Wood it self is quite rare.

@frankhyre9254

4 жыл бұрын

@@akikarvonen7098 🇺🇸

Thumbs up if you think Ian from Forgotten Weapons should pay a visit to these guys and give a master class on markings and variants. =)

God damn it Eric ive spent over 1000 dollars today on mil surp because of you...

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+dragonslayer6766 🍻

@macalpha4099

8 жыл бұрын

+Iraqveteran8888 hey why is it that they arent shipping these to the us any more. i can never get a good answer. some people tell me that they stopped importing them bc of obamas exectutive order banning imports of russian firearms. is this the reason?

@sergeantbigmac

8 жыл бұрын

+mac andrews Simple, theres no more left to import. Finland is a small country, they only made so many and havent made any since... The Russian ban only applies to Russia.

@johnsykora439

8 жыл бұрын

+dragonslayer6766 you are a lucky man, my friend

@dragonslayer6766

8 жыл бұрын

yup hand select M39, and a lithgow refurbished 1942 smle :)

Great video, IV8888. I have always liked Classic Firearms but I like them even more after watching the professionalism, honesty and genuine love for firearms that was represented in this video. Best of luck to the both of you.

Makes me happy these historic guns get to be used again. Greets from finland.

@claytonsmith6092

10 ай бұрын

They are a treasure for sure! Hard to find now a days

4:00 JESUS THAT STRAIGHT STOCK M39 LOOKS AMAZING!!!

When they said they got all of those guns that were left in Finland it was actually kind of sad. That's their history right there.

@wrok3

8 жыл бұрын

Haha hell no they got all of them

Thank you to both the company and the usual guys. Great video. Thanks again.

Way-to-go guys and kudos to Classic firearms! Great video!

That's right down the road for me. I need to make a stop in as well :D

@montybigbore6158

8 жыл бұрын

dig another look into their dungeon of goodies . dig another vid man.

@TheFoodnipple

8 жыл бұрын

+Mrgunsngear Channel Same, I just don't have the money. -_-

Best unboxing vid on youtube to date

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+MisfitFourOne thanks! We can do more like this if you guys want to see it

@alaskauntamed6476

8 жыл бұрын

+Iraqveteran8888 more un-boxings and more mil surps. I have been following classic firearms for a while and have bought a few. They do things many others can't buy acquiring these pieces of history

@rickeybullington68

4 жыл бұрын

@@Iraqveteran8888 what would be a fair price for one .

@rickeybullington68

4 жыл бұрын

@@Iraqveteran8888 how much would one in that box cost .the one he has in his hand is just plain beatiful .I sure would love to have one .will you be getting any at mosspawn shop.

Another one that I'll be watching again later. Good vid guys.

Really entertaining and informative thanks for your time and efforts on this I really enjoyed watching this and I learned so much.

"Puolustuslaitos" is the old name for Finnish Defense Forces. The pronunciation is hard to explain as vocals sound different from what they are in English. The syllables are Puo-lus-tus-lai-tos. Easiest would be to break the word in to three parts, Puo-lustus-laitos and then trying to say them without breaks and you get pretty close to the correct spelling. The tag seems to be an inspection report of some sort. My guess is that this is inspection before it was shipped out of the factory as the "Valmistanut / Korjannut" has the later part crossed over and it means repaired and the first one that is not crossed over is manufactured. The other side of the tag has the more specific notes of the inspection.

@Enes-wj5xq

2 жыл бұрын

Bad language

The T is a test rifle that would be used to check the condition of the storage facility and of the guns

Very cool insight Eric and a great opportunity. Thank you. I love sifting through surplus too. WWII era stuff is drying up thats for sure! Never ordered a gun online before, I should look into it....

Damn it eric, i've wanted one of these for so long and i recently had a sixth sense to google search surplus websites. Opened a whole bunch of tabs, just browsing. Got to Classic's website and the front page was plastered with pics of these and big ass bold letters saying LAST BATCH. Needless to say, i flipped shit, made an account and had one in the cart in a heartbeat. However, i gave it a day to sit on my mind, just to see if i could afford it and make sure i wanted one. I got the notice on my phone when this video came out and all i could say was, "Son of a bitch...if i want one i better finish my order now before theyre sold out". Look what you made me do, eric, this is your fault...you made my mind up for me. I love you, you beautiful bastard.

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Goodwin you're welcome? 😇

PUOLUSTUSLAITOS roughly translates to "Defence administration", Puolustus= Defence, Laitos= Agency, Bureau or Facility the boxed up [SA] marking stands for Suomen Armeija = Finnish Army, an old term from the finnish military before we coined it the FDF. The marking SA Int however stayed on army issue gear all the way to the early 1960s. Dont ask me tips for pronounciation, all i can say is just pronounce it the way its written and youll do fine ;) No need to strech or bend anything.

Eric please!!!!! Make a video of the surplus ammo test!!!

@nathanninja2

8 жыл бұрын

7.62x54r to be exact!

Awesome! More surplus unboxing vids. So cool man.... So cool!

Thanks eric and ben what a treat great video guys

Eric is just a straight up awesome down to earth cool human being. And Brandy is too. Love from the #AONfamily

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+Brandon Bond thanks Brandon...would love to come swim in the dragons toilet sometime! Lol

@sumyungguy8322

8 жыл бұрын

+Iraqveteran8888 i am ordering a ugo SKS from them tomorrow by coincidence , if i had space in my safe i would get one of those, i might swap my ex sniper for one of those

@matthewalford2762

8 жыл бұрын

I love it that he is not tacticool. Just a cool dude with a passion for things that go boom.

Hey Eric, how many crates of M39's did you go home with??

Thanks for uploading... I was on the fence about buying one but this video + this being their last shipment made me order one just now. I'm looking forward to getting my rifle!

Great video on awesome rifles! Thanks guys!

And VKT stands for Valtion Kivääritehdas (State Rifle Factory)

On a random note I just found out those boxes are really called gaylords. I work in injection molding and everyone around my workplace calls them that. I always thought it was a joke or something. LOL. I guess not.

(WOW NEVER SAW A SMILE THAT BIG ERIC YOU ARE TRULY A BLESSED MAN) them look great

Awesome video!

my grandfather gave me a m39 with the bayonet and the gun saw some combat because it was beaten and has tick marks on the stock

Guys, its Cyrillic (Ser-ill-ick). Not Krill-ick.

Beautiful rifles thank you for the video and thank you to Ben and his staff.

I like this video a lot, you guys are very professional and experienced in front of the camera.

I wish I would have known about this. I would have snuck over from Fayetteville and watched the unboxing.

@danieljones7490

8 жыл бұрын

Fayettenam huh?

@1967cowboymedic

8 жыл бұрын

LOL.... Yes Sir..... Ole Fayettenam!!!!

@matthewcarter1248

8 жыл бұрын

Arkansas?

@danieljones7490

8 жыл бұрын

+Matthew Carter North Carolina

21 Russians disliked this video :D

This is a great video guys

Wow so many oldies but goodies there #IV8888 you are so lucky to inspect the last lot of M39, i want one so badly because its the last lot of M39 in the country as you said.

The closest I can come up with on how to pronounce "puolustuslaitos" is poo-oh-loose-twos-lie-toss: Also Sako is pronounced as Sa-ko (sa like in supple or Saiga), not Say-ko. Nice in-depth video btw!

For those who are wondering. Sako is pronounced the way he first says it when he's talking about pronouncation, or atleast if you are speaking finnish. It was actually quite spot on, very un-american finnish pronouncation.

@Pyllymysli

7 жыл бұрын

Actually eric pronounces it very correctly also. Good job! You failed puolustuslaitos miserably tho.

Great video guys.I will be making a purchase.

Great video. I picked up two of them last year in the initial and 2nd batch and love them. Great shooters. Buy one just to have one in your collection.

It's too bad Clasic Arms is but a former shadow of what it was when the origional owner ran it years ago. They misrepresent their listings and over charge for garbage. The last batch of Finns they had were advertised as "excellent" and what customers received were broken, rusted, and in some cases unusable rifles. Buy at your own risk....

I guess when you have the opportunity to use the word "Gaylord" without taking flak ,you take it.

@yeahbee8237

8 жыл бұрын

+Snake Plissken wtf is it? the crate?

@TotalGarbo

8 жыл бұрын

+Snake Plissken "In the U.S. and Canada, the term gaylord is sometimes used for triplewall corrugated pallet boxes; this is due to the first bulk bins being manufactured by the original Gaylord Container Company of St. Louis, which was acquired by Crown Zellerbach of San Francisco in 1955."

@Yeoman7

8 жыл бұрын

+Yeah Bee yes

I got a 1942 VKT from the first batch. Its a beautiful rifle. Most of the first batch they received sold out in 15min - 1hr depending on the make and options. Classic firearms is a awesome place to order firearms from i have bought atleast 6 rifles i can think of, i would have to check my bound book for exact numbers. I love surplus firearms. There is so much history. Plus I can get them shipped straight to my door with my C&R FFL.

eric another great video,i drive a truck and every evening while on break I watch your videos over and oven.very well done as always.also I am a big customer of classic firearms.

TORILLA TAVATAAN!! no but seriously, what about the Suomi KP-31???

He sure does like saying gaylord alot lol

@TwoFeatherChannel

8 жыл бұрын

+Tommy TwoGun Heck Yeah

@clamum

8 жыл бұрын

+Tommy TwoGun He's a funny focker

@Blackflag.actual

5 жыл бұрын

Its because hes a gay lord

Nice videos, always enjoy watching you Guys......

This wasn't a tour. This was a rare "unwrapping" video. Thanks for sharing!

It is hard for me to watch this as a finnish person

@SONOFAZOMBIE2025

8 жыл бұрын

+jonimies295 why?

@jonimies295

8 жыл бұрын

+Son of a Zombie It is sad to see that those beautifull finnish guns are not in Finland

@loovecraft

8 жыл бұрын

+Son of a Zombie He prolly wants those rifles himself

@justinmcneil6872

8 жыл бұрын

+Son of a Zombie because a bunch of yankeedoodles have his countries rifles.

@jonimies295

8 жыл бұрын

CookieTrooper HP YEAH!!!

Don't email Eric crap about it. His wife does the emails and is a nice woman. :) They are some nice guns.

Received a Mosin 91/30 from CLASSIC FIREARMS ,great people to work with.A+ dealer.Nice video Eric and Ben.

Finland is one of the lost provinces of the Roman Empire.

@kbholla

8 жыл бұрын

+Dom Degood nobody talks about that these days. Good on you.

I had a bit difficulties clicking thumb up on this one, but I did. How did all these end up over seas, while there are not many available back here in Finland? Still good to see that M39's are valued over there too.

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+jpenna1976 it's not our fault you guys decided to export them. They are awesome guns...I personally love them. I'm sure a lot of people here will agree with me

@jpenna1976

8 жыл бұрын

***** I know and I'm glad you like them. Who ever sold them, probably took easy way out and gave all remaining in a single purchase. Take care of our military history, because we obviously can't. All remaining M31 Suomi smg's, which have been previously sold with light deactivation (bolt cut in angle, chamber drilled & welded and few holes in the barrel), will be welded so that nothing moves, barrels drilled, cut, welded from several places. This is due to recent EU deact directive change. I consider that all remaining value on those M31 is lost.

@carl23401

8 жыл бұрын

+jpenna1976 I just ordered one. I'm one of these people that considers myself the "temporary caretaker" of my things - that they'll end up in someone else's hands some day. The rifle will be treated with much respect - especially knowing the history I do of the Fins and how awesome you guys were in WW2!

@jpenna1976

8 жыл бұрын

carl23401 Lets hope you get a nice one. Those more worn out ones have probably been in conscript use and better ones are from war stock, stored in crates inside caves and tunnels somewhere.

@carl23401

8 жыл бұрын

It's a "hand-pick", so it shouldn't be too bad. Classic Firearms has a pretty good reputation. We'll see when it arrives.

Love the videos keep up the good work

Always enjoyed sifting through mil-surp myself, curious to see what ya'll picked out for yourselves. Another cool vid, keep em coming man.

puolustus laitos= Department of defense

Got one of these and I was sorely disappointed. I was so hyped up, but for the first couple of batches, they were sold before I could fill out my info! When I finally got mine, it had a big crack in the stock and rust. Classic Firearms said the M39s were in VERY GOOD/GOOD condition and mine was certainly not that. When I posted my review + video a few months ago, I said that perhaps they should the damaged ones for less and list them as FAIR. Strangely, I could not find my review afterwards. Was it an error, or was it deleted? Now months later, they are offering rifles with cracked barrels and rust for 100 dollars less :(

@Toolness1

8 жыл бұрын

+ClassicRockLivesOn You are not alone. They screwed a LOT of people over just like you got screwed. Gunboards has (had?) a huge thread where people were posting what they got from Classic, and they were sending out broken stocks and rusted rifles as hand select. Then the mods at gunboards tried to lock the thread and delete negative posts because Classic is a forum sponsor for them. It was a huge scam, start to finish. And all the videos they have posted unboxing each batch of these rifles, they only show the best ones. Under those good ones are a lot of trash. Classic doesn't post negative reviews for the most part, so they have done a good job covering up the hand select scam on these rifles.

@Toolness1

8 жыл бұрын

+ClassicRockLivesOn Oh, and the guy who wrote the very positive review at the bottom of their description page is a mod at gunboards, a forum sponsored by Classic. He wrote that review without seeing a single one of their rifles first (he admitted this). No conflict of interest there, huh? What a mess. That place was crazy for a few weeks while the mods and Classic tried to do damage control. They managed to silence a lot of the complaints. Hopefully they learned to be more honest from that experience, but it was enough to keep me from ordering a single one of these from them, and they lost a lot of repeat customers, like me.

@Cainus44

8 жыл бұрын

+ClassicRockLivesOn As a collector of Mosin Nagants, I can say you've fallen for the most common scam in buying them: buying a random one that you cannot look at or inspect beforehand from a bulk importer. Classic Firearms and Century Arms (through Cabella's) are the two most guilty of this. Classic Firearms expects you to pay extra for a "hand selected top condition" M39 that is actually a decrepit piece of shit that's been rotting outside of its cosmoline for years, and Century Arms just takes a random Soviet barrel, paints the stock (poorly, with varnish all over the metal) grabs a bolt out of a pile, and sells it at Cabella's where you're not allowed to touch it. I'll buy Mosin Nagant's online if I find one that I feel is special (has rare marks on it such as Russian Empire stamps or Finnish captures of Soviet weapons), but I always make sure I at least have pictures I can look at. Bulk importers do not care what they sell you as long as you pay. That's why they're so cheap. Pay an extra 100 and buy from a collector-friendly firearms store, or on Gunbroker and ask all the questions you need to. In fact, let me add this to my rant, it's outright dangerous to buy a Mosin Nagant without at least knowing if the firing pin is adjusted properly on the bolt. Some people have lost eyes and noses that way. That being said, good luck shopping.

@ClassicRockLivesOn

8 жыл бұрын

Cainus44 I thought this one was special because it was Sako, oh well. On a slightly related (and equally disappointing) note, I found an absolutely beautiful Sako M39 at a LGS that caters more towards tactical stuff. It was actually cheaper than the one from Classic, and had the prettiest stock. The employee told me it had been sitting there for months, and that no one who came to the store bought "guns like that". I didn't have the money with me, so I came back three days later, and it was gone. The guy said they sold it the day before. The hunt continues.

@Cainus44

8 жыл бұрын

ClassicRockLivesOn Most M39s are Sakos, but the thing to remember is that all Finnish guns are of extremely high quality regardless of the brand, because Finnish gunsmiths at the time were among the most meticulous and and careful in the world. Finnish Mosin Nagants are special no matter what, but a special Finnish Mosin among Finnish Mosins is going to have special marks on the receiver. That's usually how I tell whether or not I'm interested in something. The receivers on Finnish and Soviet Mosin Nagants usually tell a unique story that allows you to trace the gun's history to a certain extent. For instance my first Mosin Nagant was a Finnish Velmet M91. The serial number on it told me it came from an armoury in Karelia and the stamp on the receiver told me that it was made from a Belgian barrel that was cast in 1942, but not assembled until 1945, meaning it never saw action and was likely a reserve gun until it was imported by Georgia Arms (import mark beneath the muzzle). Approximately 5000 of those were made. The stock had an imprint of two cannons crossed on it, meaning it was of Finnish origin, as that's distinctly a Finnish stockmaker's mark. The tiniest little barrel shank mark had the distinct VKT on it meaning it was a Velmet. It still had cosmoline on it when I picked it up from Collector's Firearms in Houston, so I was likely the only owner, and by some miracle it came with the incredibly rare bayonet, which differs from the Soviet one in that it is issued with a scabbard. You gotta look out for every detail on these guns, because every single one of them tells a story. Mosin Nagants are always covered in stamps and markings that allow you to uncover it. The meanings of these stamps and markings are easily available on the internet. Let me do you a favour here. I know a guy who's selling his collection. He's an individual guy selling off tons of surplus rifles he owns. I haven't bought from him yet, but I've spoken to him online before. Seems legit. He still has some M39s left last I checked and they're in great condition for a fair price judging by the photos. Google search Manowar's military surplus. You might be able to get a good deal one.

Fantastic video, thank you

I loved this video and would love to see more behind the scenes with Classic Firearms and maybe even Aim Surplus!

Puolustuslaitos translates to "point the steel end east".

@Manintoga

8 жыл бұрын

+piikkiniska Cheeky

SA = Suomen Armeija = Finnish Army

thanks Eric you just made my want list on the gun list longer. now just need the funds to grow too.

Great Video Gang

why do they keep saying gaylord?

@TheBobafett13

8 жыл бұрын

+Richard Marks There third wave feminists.

@DIRTYBIRDY24

8 жыл бұрын

John McNamara ^ lol xD

@Menaceblue3

8 жыл бұрын

gaylord is nothing more than a huge box shipment primarily used for transporting large quantities of items.

@TheBobafett13

8 жыл бұрын

Richard Marks I thought someone would think that was funny!

@kyleschafer6275

5 жыл бұрын

Thats what the name of the giant box. Sounds weird ik. Used yo handle shit like that

i feel sad that the guns that kept us independed agains russia... are so far from home... =(

@yeaman992

8 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, we will give them lots of love!

@dcrypter87

8 жыл бұрын

i hope they last from generation to generation there and not be bashed etc

@xCrimsonxTidex

7 жыл бұрын

I got mine, and she's beautiful. I will definitely hand it down to the next generation if I ever have kids!

Greetings from Finland!, Great video as always.

great video. Keep up the good work guys.

Classic Firearms is one of my favorite gun stores, I've bought a few really nice guns from them.

As a descendant of a Finnish immigrant I can say whole heartedly this is an awesome rifle RIP Grandma

@Iraqveteran8888

8 жыл бұрын

+Charles Baker RIP Simo Hayha!

Awesome video guys thanks. I️ myself purchased a hand select grade police trade in from Classic firearms it was a Glock 23 gen 4 sw40 cal and the gun looked brand new when I️ received it and I’ve told most all my family and friends about ClassicFirearms because to me their an awesome amazing company with outstanding customer service and that’s what makes me tell everyone I️ know about Ben and his whole team at ClassicFirearms. Again thanks guys for yet another awesome amazing video.

I've ordered 11 guns from classic so far....my favorite online retailer by far. Iraqvet and Ben in the same vid !! I'm a happy camper

I have met both Eric and Chad, and they are truly a couple of real southern gentlemen.

I love this video! you gotta do more unboxing's at classic firearms.

Great Great Unique one of a kind video!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, cool! I got it off a auction site and just set my max bid high enough I was sure to get it. I was very surprised when it went almost all the way to my "fail safe" bid. I was very happy with its condition when I saw it.

I've spent some dough at Classic Firearms and I have to say they have not let me down! My first purchase from them were two hand select mosins, one a hex 91/30 laminated Hammer and sickle with big star, I think it's a Russian Tula, with black epoxy patched bullet strike to side right above magazine. I refinished the stock and left the patch, blueing was 98% blueing. The second one an M44 hex with laminated stock about 90% blueing, not sure of the origin. I bought a S&W M&P 40 Cal police buy back that doesn't even look to ever been holstered, $399. And a few months back when they had those gorgeous Yugoslavian SKS's, hand selected and let me say it looked to never been fired with one tiny dent on what looks to be a beautiful Walnut stock. These guys do their work and seem to really find some great stuff! I can't praise Classic Firearms enough!

Word's fail me that place is Awesome hope they have a contest 4 some ! TY great work -Outstanding !!

These rifles have been available for years. I see them now and again at gun shows. I 've seen VKT Tikka and Sako. Great guns.

Kick ass video I want m39 in my collection good job.

I got a SK.Y M39 from classic firearms and it's absolutely beautiful.

I could live and be perfectly happy just opening up these crates, and seeing this history.

Beautiful!

favorite company awesome video

Love it! Glad I picked up a great example a few years back. Easily the best shooting Mosin I have.

31 minutes that I didn't waste. Excellent vid.

Congratulations on your 1 million plus subscribers.

for some reason this video seemed like a Christmas unboxing special :) would have loved to get one of them.

gotta love the mosins, great rifles. I've owned several over the years

awesome!!

Nice vid thx!

love these types of videos!!! How fun would that be!!!! Never know what you could find!!!???

i recently bought a tt-c rorkarev from classic firearms great service, great guys, great prices, great guns.

@Toolness1

8 жыл бұрын

+nathan buck You played the lottery and won. Not everyone gets lucky with them.

@stillwaterbuilders3714

8 жыл бұрын

lucky with what the tt-c, or classic firearms?

@stillwaterbuilders3714

8 жыл бұрын

every review of the tt-c that i have seen is positive.

thank you a lot Eric and the guys at Classic it makes me just want to buy one even more as a new gun owner thank you

@kurisushimei

8 жыл бұрын

+Hans Welcome to the club :)

@Hans-gk1hr

8 жыл бұрын

+Carpe Jugulum. Going too look at a few tomorrow.

@kurisushimei

8 жыл бұрын

You lucky SOB, enjoy a great weapon, that can be customised to the Nth degree or left as is. A great rifle.

@Hans-gk1hr

8 жыл бұрын

+Carpe Jugulum thanks

I got my VKT m39 from them, love it

The finish on the rifles is beautiful.

I have bought all my surplus rifles from Classic, great company and good people.