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As some of you may have noticed, P-series Mosins are a current interest of mine and I recently acquired a P-26 to match my P-27. From the data that I have collected on these rifles, they are pretty rare (8/10 on the scale from 7.62x54R.net) and the history behind them is somewhat scarce (though I am working on a more in-depth profile to go along with my data sheet)
The one thing that has seemed to evade the Mosin community until recently is the existence of the P-25. With the help of sd_shooter getting me started on a Finnish gun forum, I was able to post and ask our brethren across the pond about these rifles. A bit of digging and asking around revealed this little beauty:
On our soil though, there is a legitimate P-25. It actually sparked a debate and showed me just how egotistical some of the 7.62x54R.net moderators are.
Here is the post I just made about it...
Finally, I have some time to post on this topic.
It would appear that the P-25 does indeed exist and that 7.62x54R's apparent need to dishonestly silence opposition to his knowledge supreme should be quelled as well. (Yeah, I thought it was really, really lame that you, 7.62x54R, locked my my legitimate P-series post and moved it to to Non-Mosin Collecting. Link here: http://7.62x54r.net/Forums/index.php?topic=7836.0)
That said, I would like to say that in light of the following facts...
1) Tula of Finland's P-25 with a serial less than 90 (click here for the post I made in Finland: http://www.pkymasehist.fi/phpBB2/vie...st=0&sk=t&sd=a) (picture attached)
2) Millman's unmarked P-series with a serial number of 39 (picture attached)
3) Jumperwire's P-26 with a serial of 310, which is the lowest serial number P-26 that I have data for (picture attached)
... I think that 7.62x54r.net should remove their current photo of an unmarked P-series rifle, serial number 333 (screenshot attached) from their Finnish M91 page and replace it with Tuco's P-25 and millman's unmarked P-25. Obviously, 333 is not a P-25 since it is outside of the possible serial number range and given the numerical circumstances, millman's rifle can be nothing but a P-25.
I would also like to ask for 7.62x54R to unlock my thread and place it back where it belongs. Silencing inquiring minds and stifling interest in these unique rifles (especially among younger collectors such as myself) does absolutely nothing to promote the good interest of preserving and uncovering history. I am certain that most of the people on this site would agree with that sentiment.
In the event that I am wrong about 7.62x54R and he simply decides to just ban me... it was nice talking to you all. You can find me over on my home forum, Calguns.net, if anyone wants to talk history.
CARRY ON!
-N8
P.S. On an interesting side note, it would appear that the P-25 might be the rarest of the M91s. While only 200 SAT M91s were made, only 178 P-25's were apparerently made. IIRC, only 3 SAT M91s are in private hands while two P-25s are in private hands with one more rumored to be in a Finnish Museum. Pretty cool stuff.
Please keep in mind that I am not taking credit for finding the P-25. I am merely excited that after so much searching, I was able to just track the damn thing down and settle the score.
CARRY ON!
-N8
The one thing that has seemed to evade the Mosin community until recently is the existence of the P-25. With the help of sd_shooter getting me started on a Finnish gun forum, I was able to post and ask our brethren across the pond about these rifles. A bit of digging and asking around revealed this little beauty:
On our soil though, there is a legitimate P-25. It actually sparked a debate and showed me just how egotistical some of the 7.62x54R.net moderators are.
Here is the post I just made about it...
Finally, I have some time to post on this topic.
It would appear that the P-25 does indeed exist and that 7.62x54R's apparent need to dishonestly silence opposition to his knowledge supreme should be quelled as well. (Yeah, I thought it was really, really lame that you, 7.62x54R, locked my my legitimate P-series post and moved it to to Non-Mosin Collecting. Link here: http://7.62x54r.net/Forums/index.php?topic=7836.0)
That said, I would like to say that in light of the following facts...
1) Tula of Finland's P-25 with a serial less than 90 (click here for the post I made in Finland: http://www.pkymasehist.fi/phpBB2/vie...st=0&sk=t&sd=a) (picture attached)
2) Millman's unmarked P-series with a serial number of 39 (picture attached)
3) Jumperwire's P-26 with a serial of 310, which is the lowest serial number P-26 that I have data for (picture attached)
... I think that 7.62x54r.net should remove their current photo of an unmarked P-series rifle, serial number 333 (screenshot attached) from their Finnish M91 page and replace it with Tuco's P-25 and millman's unmarked P-25. Obviously, 333 is not a P-25 since it is outside of the possible serial number range and given the numerical circumstances, millman's rifle can be nothing but a P-25.
I would also like to ask for 7.62x54R to unlock my thread and place it back where it belongs. Silencing inquiring minds and stifling interest in these unique rifles (especially among younger collectors such as myself) does absolutely nothing to promote the good interest of preserving and uncovering history. I am certain that most of the people on this site would agree with that sentiment.
In the event that I am wrong about 7.62x54R and he simply decides to just ban me... it was nice talking to you all. You can find me over on my home forum, Calguns.net, if anyone wants to talk history.
CARRY ON!
-N8
P.S. On an interesting side note, it would appear that the P-25 might be the rarest of the M91s. While only 200 SAT M91s were made, only 178 P-25's were apparerently made. IIRC, only 3 SAT M91s are in private hands while two P-25s are in private hands with one more rumored to be in a Finnish Museum. Pretty cool stuff.
CARRY ON!
-N8
I think I inadvertently found a stitch nazi 
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