![]() ![]() The rifle repair shop became financially independent of the civil guard in 1921. ![]() In 1919, two years after Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire, the Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunnan Asepaja (Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works) opened in a former Helsinki brewery to repair private arms and recondition Russian military rifles for Finnish service. It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding. SAKO, Limited ( Finnish: Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy, lit " Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works Ltd") is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland. For other uses, see Sako (disambiguation). This article is about the Finnish firearm manufacturer. ![]()
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