By 1989 Tikkas production at Tikkakoski Works had been moved to Sakos Riihimaki plant. 8 hours ago Browse all new and used Sako Rifles for sale and buy with confidence from Guns International.Toggle navigation Price Low.Price High Sako Riihimaki in 222 Remington with a heavy 24' Bofors Steel Barrel also known as the varmint barrel. A collaborative venture building a Model 555 rifle resulted in Sakos acquisition of Tikka (and Valmet, a shotgun-maker). During World War II it had built sewing machines and submachine guns. Since then, SAKO leaders have made several business moves, including the acquisition of Tikka Firearms in 1983 and a merger with the Beretta Holding Group (SAKO’s present-day parent company) in 2000. A gun-parts-maker for 80 years, Tikka was older than Sako. The company continued manufacturing submachine gun cartridges for the Finnish Defense Forces through World War II. The Sako Riihimaki is a collectible and dependable bolt-action hunting rifle that features a Mannlicher style stock. 23 12 inch Bofors Steel sporter weight barrel with original front sight but missing the h for sale by Bromleys Gun. In between wars, the company gained financial independence from the Finnish Civil Guard, relocated its headquarters to Riihimäki, assumed the name SAKO, and began exporting pistol cartridges to Sweden. Their first shop was a converted Helsinki brewery, where gunsmiths refurbished captured Russian weapons for use in the Finnish Army. SAKO first opened its doors in 1919, shortly after Finland declared its independence from Russia, under the name Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works.
The company’s name hails from a voluntary Finnish militia, called the “Civil Guard” or “White Guard”, that successfully crushed socialist opposition during the Finnish Civil War of 1918. SAKO, Limited was established as an independent manufacturer in 1921 and located in Riihimaki, Finland, according to information in Blue Book of Gun Values-23rd. Prices for fair and poor condition reflect worth of the action. SAKO, Ltd., or Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy ("Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works”), is a Finnish firearms company that can trace its roots all the way back to post-WWI Europe. NOTE: Arms produced by this company prior to 1972 are worth approximately 25 percent more than arms of the same type produced thereafter.
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