Sako Riihimaki - The Firearms Forum

butch lambert · 11-15-2003, 10:00 AM

I was just given a cute little single shot action marked Sako Riihimaki and serial#42689. It has a small bolt face and a Mauser type bolt. Does anybody have any info about it. I need the bolt release and trigger group. Thebarrelman

stash247 · 11-15-2003, 10:43 PM

Assuming it has a .223 bolt face, it dates to the early 60's or before, if it has a square, box-like bolt shroud at the rear of the bolt, an L-461 if the shroud is round.
It's possible it might be an A-1 (successor to the L-461), but I don't think Sako built the A-1 as a single shot (read that " solid bottom"-no mag cutout) action. They didn't make a lot of 461's that way, but having seen a dozen or so, I'm sure some were made.
I hope these model numbers help a little in finding parts.
Oh, BTW, Jewell, and Canjar, both make GREAT replacement triggers for the 461!

butch lambert · 11-16-2003, 10:10 AM

Terry, it has the square bolt shroud. I was told by somebody that it was a L-469. Thanks for your info. Thebarrelman

11-15-2003, 10:00 AM	#1
butch lambert Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poetry, Tex Posts: 16	Sako Riihimaki I was just given a cute little single shot action marked Sako Riihimaki and serial#42689. It has a small bolt face and a Mauser type bolt. Does anybody have any info about it. I need the bolt release and trigger group. Thebarrelman -->

11-15-2003, 10:43 PM	#2
stash247 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,815	Assuming it has a .223 bolt face, it dates to the early 60's or before, if it has a square, box-like bolt shroud at the rear of the bolt, an L-461 if the shroud is round. It's possible it might be an A-1 (successor to the L-461), but I don't think Sako built the A-1 as a single shot (read that " solid bottom"-no mag cutout) action. They didn't make a lot of 461's that way, but having seen a dozen or so, I'm sure some were made. I hope these model numbers help a little in finding parts. Oh, BTW, Jewell, and Canjar, both make GREAT replacement triggers for the 461! __________________ Don't start no s*t and there won't be none, Terry Last edited by stash247; 11-15-2003 at 10:45 PM..*

11-16-2003, 10:10 AM	#3
butch lambert Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Poetry, Tex Posts: 16	Terry, it has the square bolt shroud. I was told by somebody that it was a L-469. Thanks for your info. Thebarrelman