Description

Rare, mint, unfired & number 30 of 105 !

From one of the rarest of the Sako rifles, the famed Finnwolf, comes an even rarer firearm for the discerning modern collector.

Made in June 1983 & 1 of only 105 made & remaining unfired, this is truly for the serious Sako collector!

These were imported into Australia by D.W. Custer in Melbourne. They were the official importer in the 1950’s & 60’s ordered beautifully done Super Grade rifles while the U.S. importer, Garcia, was telling Sako to make them plainer & cheaper. As a result, Australians got some of the nicest Sakos anywhere in the world which no one else has access to.

The result can be seen here with the beautiful Fleur De Lis patterns on the wood & the high gloss bluing, equal to that found on the Deluxe grade rifles.

The VL63 was designed in 1958 & developed for growing markets in North America & to a lesser degree, Australia.

The first prototype was built for caliber .30-06, but the long case caused problems for the construction & thus the production samples were developed for .243 Winchester & .308 Winchester & was marked as the VL61.

The new model was developed in summer 1962, which had a cheek rest on the stock & Monte Carlo type stock (as this has) in addition to few other modifications to the construction & was named to VL63.

For its time the Finnwolf was an exceptional rifle & were a very highly machined rifle, a great example how one small North European country had a rifle factory where designers, engineers & salesmen decided to do something new.

The calibres it was offered in were .243 & .308, with the .308 being the most numerous, making this an even rarer find.

This rifle has never been fitted with a scope as can be seen in the photos.

What appears to be rust in some of the photos is just staining & dried grease we believe however there are what looks to be storage marks on the right side, see the photos.

Today, standard VL63’s are sought rifles & are highly valued by collectors with many still in use, mostly US & Australia which were the main export market.

You will know if this is for you so view the photos carefully & make your decision based on what you see as they form the main description & override all written information. Ask for more if desired.

Whilst we check these out for serviceability, the warranty has expired & this is sold on an ‘as is’ basis however if it arrives & it is not as we have described, we will accept it back for a full refund.

As with all used guns, we recommend you have this checked by a suitably qualified person prior to shooting.

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