![]() ![]() The L46 is a rifle designed for hunting birds or small game and 7x33 is the calibre appropriate for it. The L46 is Sako’s first own rifle model in which the lock was designed to meet the requirements of Sako’s first own calibre 7x33 developed at the same time. Thanks to the L46, Sako’s US exports increased every year in the 1950s and in 1953, the result surpassed even domestic sales and the United States became Sako’s most significant export destination country. Jan Winter, an agent of the American company Firearms International, had acquired a Sako L46 and was ready to sell it in the USA. ![]() ![]() The most significant breakthrough was Sako’s entry into the US market. It was well-received in Finland, the Nordic countries and western Europe. The L46 hunting rifle conceived during the war was introduced into production in 1946. ![]()
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