Finnish P08 - What year?

byf43 · 11-18-2005, 03:20 PM

I wonder if anyone here can shed some light on a P08 which doesn't have that many markings on it.

What I can tell:

It's marked with serial 277 no suffix letter. DWM on top. Magazine has wooden buttom, marked SA. Barrel is stamped with Tikka's maker mark. No doubt this P08 has served it's duty in Finland. A m/23 7.65mm that has been converted to 9mm (?). Blueing quite worn. Most likely original jugded on condition (strangely barrel is the worst). Apart from the two finnish parts everything else is matching numbers. On the trigger there's a small stamp which looks like a crown over the letter C or a badly stamped circle (hard to see even with magnifier)? Something is inside the C/circle. Impossible to identify, too small. Grips shells are wood with no markings inside.

Please can someone help finding out the history of such a P08 and what year it might be?

11-18-2005, 03:20 PM	#1
byf43 User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 69 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Finnish P08 - What year? I wonder if anyone here can shed some light on a P08 which doesn't have that many markings on it. What I can tell: It's marked with serial 277 no suffix letter. DWM on top. Magazine has wooden buttom, marked SA. Barrel is stamped with Tikka's maker mark. No doubt this P08 has served it's duty in Finland. A m/23 7.65mm that has been converted to 9mm (?). Blueing quite worn. Most likely original jugded on condition (strangely barrel is the worst). Apart from the two finnish parts everything else is matching numbers. On the trigger there's a small stamp which looks like a crown over the letter C or a badly stamped circle (hard to see even with magnifier)? Something is inside the C/circle. Impossible to identify, too small. Grips shells are wood with no markings inside. Please can someone help finding out the history of such a P08 and what year it might be?