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The Finnish Civil Guard sought out a similar solution as the army did, and developed a very similar rifle to the M27. Unlike the army, some of the barrels for the M28 were sourced from Switzerland by SIG, however domestic barrels were sourced as well. The first 1,500 M28 stocks had an extra escutcheon at the back to make the rifle less awkward for ski troopers when using front mounted sling.
This particular rifle was issued to Civil Guard Private 1st Class Hannes Huttunen on May 23rd, 1936. Huttunen served in Korjausjuna 3 during the Winter War, which was a railway construction and repair unit taking care of damaged tracks in Southern Finland and west of Viipuri. He was honorably discharged on April 19th, 1940
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The first M28s were issued with a second escutcheon at the rear. This was to provide more flexibility for ski troopers. This was soon removed after the first couple thousand rifles were produced
M28s were fitted with a mousetrap style spring around the trigger pin. This acts as a trigger return spring, and greatly improves the trigger feel overall
The easiest way to distinguish between the M27 and M28 is the end cap. The M28's is one piece and has an oval shaped opening at the top. The M27's is a two-piece hinge and does not have an opening on the top
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Since M28s were originally issued to the Civil Guard, the district number it was issued to was stamped on the side of the barrel
M28 type 1 adjustable rear sight aperture (side view)
Early M28s would feature a unique windage adjustable rear sight aperture. This is uncommon to find today, as this was changed to a nonadjustable version
In early production rifles, the civil guard district number was also written in pencil under the handguard, and on the inside of the stock