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  • Estonia: Most Type 30s converted to take the .303 British cartridge[20]

Estonian KL .303

https://www.gunboards.com/threads/estonian-arisakas.194514/

Estonian conversion of the standard Type 38 to the .303 British cartridge, intended for usage by second line troops of the Estonian Defence League. A total of 24,000 rifles were rebored during 1929–1934.[9]

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The .303 British Estonian/Latvian Mauser,

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Estonia

After the Estonian War of Independence, Estonia had around 120,000 M/1891s in stock, later the Kaitseliit, the Estonian Defence League, received some Finnish M28/30 rifles, a few modernised variants were also made by the Estonian Armory;

  • M1933 or 1891/33 was standard rifle of Estonian armed forces.
  • M1938: a further variant of M1933, 12,000 rifles.
  • KL300: a variant for Kaitseliit, 4,025 were made.
  • M1935 “Lühendatud sõjapüss M1935”: “shortened rifle M1935” was a shortened variant of M1933 with 600mm barrel, 6,770 rifles.
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