Since then, SAKO leaders have made several business moves, including the acquisition of Tikka Firearms in 1983 and a merger with the Beretta Holding Group (SAKO’s present-day parent company) in 2000. The company continued manufacturing submachine gun cartridges for the Finnish Defense Forces through World War II. In between wars, the company gained financial independence from the Finnish Civil Guard, relocated its headquarters to Riihimäki, assumed the name SAKO, and began exporting pistol cartridges to Sweden. Their first shop was a converted Helsinki brewery, where gunsmiths refurbished captured Russian weapons for use in the Finnish Army. SAKO first opened its doors in 1919, shortly after Finland declared its independence from Russia, under the name Civil Guard Supreme Staff Gun Works. Rifle Stocks Interceptor Stock Interceptor Adjustable Stock Interceptor Fixed Comb Stock Laz Style Fixed Comb Stock Sako 75 Fixed Comb Stock Sako 75b. The company’s name hails from a voluntary Finnish militia, called the “Civil Guard” or “White Guard”, that successfully crushed socialist opposition during the Finnish Civil War of 1918. When replacing firearm stocks on your prized Sako rifle, choose Sako for proven and reliable quality. These stocks are crafted of quality wood and durable polymers to provide you with the greatest comfort and style when upgrading or servicing your rifle.
SAKO, Ltd., or Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy ("Civil Guard Gun and Machining Works”), is a Finnish firearms company that can trace its roots all the way back to post-WWI Europe. MGW carries Sako stocks for your Model 75 or TRG 22/42 series of rifles.