Tikka Serial Number Year Smith
- I put in the serial number for my Model 39 and was told the year of manufacture is 1888! My curiosity forced me to check my other 39 and the answer was 1891. Anyone know when production of the Model 39 really started?
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HISTORY OF TIKKAKOSKI FACTORY
1890
Engineer Stenij purchased an area of land in Jyväskylä rural cummune from Uno Mechelin, owner of Tikkamannila estate
1893
Cog-wheel turbine built on rapids licensed. Year of establishment of Tikkakoski factory
1907
The Turku firm K.E. Blomberg bought up the company and activities carried on under the name M. Stenij & Co.
1910
Jyväskylä businessmen took control of the company
1912
Factory became a joint stock company entitled Tikkakosken Rauta- ja Puuteollisuus Oy (Tikkakoski Metal and Wood Industry Ltd)
1918
Factory started to manufacture gun components
1920
Machines and equipment necessary for the manufacture of gun barrels acquired
1927
Manufacture of barrels for the m/27 military rifle began
1928
Barrel department built at the factory. Major overhaul of m/28 rifles started
1930
Name of the factory became Tikkakoski Oy
1933
Manufacture of machine gun cartridge belts commenced
1934
Manufacture of m/34 test rifles began
1937
First test examples of a hunting rifle produced
1934-44
Manufacture of ammunition for medium caliber as well as manufacture and service of war equipment
1945
Manufacture of the H45 single barrel shotgun started. Exchangeable bullet barrels also made to this weapon
1946
Majority shareholding in the company transferred to the Soviet state. First Tikka sewing machines produced
1949
Manufacture of the m/49 double barrel shotgun started
1953
Manufacture of guns came to an end and the factory concentrated on the production of sewing machines
1957
Soviet Union relinquished its shareholding in the company. Majority shareholding entered the position of Finnish businessmen
1963
Manufacture of studs for car tyres started
1964
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Manufacture of pedal sewing machines came to its end
1965
Manufacture of the Tikka hammer shotgun rifle commenced
1966
Production of car accessories started
1967
Osuuspankkien Keskusosuuspankki (OKO) – the Central Bank of the Co-operative Banks of Finland – became the company’s largest shareholder. M76 Tikka rifle manufactured. Production of sewing machines stopped
1969
LSA 55 rifle. Production of car accessories stopped
1970
Manufacture of LSA 65 rifle and M07 rifle commenced
1971
Manufacture of the Tikka M17 shotgun started
1972
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Manufacture of Tikka Sporter rifles started
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1974
Shares in the company transferred from OKO to Oy Nokia Ab
1977
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Manufacture of M77 shotgun and M77 shotgun rifle began
1981
Rifle designed in cooperation with Sako, of which a proto series was made
1983
Factory name became Oy Sako-Tikka Ab Tikkakoski Works
1986
Factory name became Nokia Machinery Tikkakoski Works
1987
Factory name became Sako-Valmet Oy Tikkakoski Works
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1989
Factory name became Sako Oy Tikkakoski Works
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1989
Production operations at Tikkakoski Factory ended on March 31st 1989. Production of Tikkakoski weapons was transferred to Sako Oy to Riihimäki
To all who have these rifles please be advised of the recall on T3 Stainless rifles with serial numbers starting with 419140 and going to 461951.I was about to buy a Tikka with the serial number 435081 and the Stoeger rep told me my rifle was fine and safe to shoot.Although he would not give me any guarantee especially when the serial number fell within the list he provided. Hows that for PR work on the buying public ? The Sako rifles are affected too as they use the same barrel manufacturer. If you have one of the rifles with those serial numbers you are urged to call Beretta USA at 1 800 636-3420. In Canada call Stoeger they are the Canadian importers for Tikka and Sako rifles at 1800 263 1945. The rifles in question have barrels made from sub standard steel and are subject to rupture.If you call don't let the sales rep tell you the rifles are fine, they are walking the company line on this one.Stoeger Canada said they are sending letters to all who bought these rifles.What about if the rifle has been sold a few times?Look up the story about the Sako that blew up in Victoria BC , Canada and you will see that it was one of these rifles in question.Of course they made it out to be the shooters fault by saying he overloaded the rifle but in reality he was using factory ammo that resulted in the blown up rifle.
Courtesy of Greybeard Outdoors.
American man injured when Sako rifle explodes
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'The target was 200 yards away when I pulled the trigger. The gun let out a powerful explosive sound that I had never heard before, and it broke up in my hands', he explains. He was rushed to hospital with four broken bones in his hand. He was in surgery for four hours.
After the incident, Sako ordered a recall of its series of 2,700 weapons.
Sako CEO Henry Paasikivi says that a total of six guns are known to have malfunctioned in the same way - one of them in Finland. In one case, a Swedish boy lost the tip of his thumb.
The barrels would break up lengthwise into several fragments, and in some cases, other parts of the gun also broke. The problem was attributed to a weakness in the stainless steel used in the manufacture. Guns of the series in question were sold to several countries, from the United States to New Zealand, before the defect was noticed.
All buyers have been notified, and most of the guns have been returned to the factory for repairs or replacement, except for a few in the United States.
The faulty rifles were manufactured at the company's factory in Riihimäki last year. They include Sako and Tikka models.
When the problems arose, Sako immediately discontinued production and deliveries of the models, and began to recall them from retailers, and contacted individual buyers.
However, the company did not make any public statements at the time. 'We did not consider that necessary, because we were able to reach all owners of the weapons in other ways', he said.
'We have got all of the guns back, except in the United States, and 90 percent of the weapons we sold there have been located. All consumers have been contacted a long time ago.'
Paasikivi says that the weapons will be repaired, if necessary, and sent back to the owners.
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