Lahti M26 LMG ?
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- jmatchlock
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Lahti M26 LMG ?
Hope not out of line to ask / any one have information on the Lahti M26 LMG ? Looking on making a semi auto and need detailed pictures of the receiver and dimememtions. Looking at for Living History Display . Thank You, Jay
Last edited by jmatchlock on Sun Jun 08, 2008 2:26 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
I think North Front in Russia have one. I'll email one of my mates over there and see if he can take pictures. What living history display are you going to use it for?
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
Pirkka- in Winter War and Continuation War Display . I see them in all my Finnish War Movies. set you pm. Thank You , Jay
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
Pirkka, you receive any information on the Lahti M26 ?
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
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Quick snapshot my friend Käkriäinens weapon, note his/her princessdress and alligator skinned bag behind the barrell. U never know when u need good disguise. Beware.
Quick snapshot my friend Käkriäinens weapon, note his/her princessdress and alligator skinned bag behind the barrell. U never know when u need good disguise. Beware.
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
Hei Pvt Surkia I was thinking that it was part of the Turku Garrison uniformpvt Surkia wrote:[/URL][/img]
Quick snapshot my friend Käkriäinens weapon, note his/her princessdress and alligator skinned bag behind the barrell. U never know when u need good disguise. Beware.
Hei Pvt Surkia Ajattelin että se oli osa Turun Varuskunnan univormu *
Same as a bove but in Finnish
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
Yep, those rainbow warriors in high heels from Burlesquebrigade. Nope, this aint from there, it`s from Sa-kauppa, (dress and bag of course)
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
While the Lahti LMG was the official weapon of the finnish army in its type up to the Winter War, the numbers of captured soviet degtjarev weapons eclipsed the number of domestic "pikakivääri" by over 50%. Finnish troops favored the russian weapon due to its better reliability and greater magazine size (47 against 20). Official instructions forbade the disassembly of the recoil spring capsule inside the buttstock for cleaning. Since the weapon repair shops usually didnt clean the springs so they tended to cause weapon jams. Also broken exctractors were fairly common. Before the confrontations of Tali-Ihantala the finnish army had about 4700 LS weapons and about 8200 degtjarevs.
If I had to choose, Id pick the russian gun.
If I had to choose, Id pick the russian gun.
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Re: Lahti M26 LMG ?
no finnish markings, but a nice 1942 dated version
Finnish DP gunner (with what looks like a swedish m26 helmet?)
sorry to go abit off topic
Rich
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