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by Fisto
Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:24 am
Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Suomi - range and accuracy
Replies: 3
Views: 20655

Re: Suomi - range and accuracy

I myself have shot the M/31 accurately at well over 100 meters. The actual effective range for this firearm is somewhere a little beyond 200 meters. The factors that come into play here are the exceptionally long barrel for this type of firearm (314mm) and as Pies mentioned, the white hot load of th...
by Fisto
Sun May 22, 2011 3:43 pm
Forum: Photos
Topic: 2011 Etulinja service rifle championship competition
Replies: 5
Views: 4895

2011 Etulinja service rifle championship competition

Theres at lot of bangbang going on near the front, with Etulinja and Michael Gaissmair teaming up for a live fire competition. Along with finnish and german military rifles, SVT38, Lahti L-35, P38 and MBK42 were weapons that saw action today. The Etulinja Cup champion for 2011 is Private Aki Piesala...
by Fisto
Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:19 pm
Forum: European reenactment and events
Topic: Michael Gaißmair winter training
Replies: 118
Views: 86542

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training

To add to the artillery barrage of gratitude: The event received critical acclaim from my end, with full five stars and an academy award! The weather was damn near perfect (almost too perfect! "aaaaa the blistering cold, gemme back to africa!") and the training program was a good mix of su...
by Fisto
Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:33 pm
Forum: European reenactment and events
Topic: Michael Gaißmair winter training
Replies: 118
Views: 86542

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training

My current plan is to start trekking from Valkeakoski at 1200. Arrival would be set around or after 1500.

I am at your disposal to help with final preparations if necessary.
by Fisto
Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:13 am
Forum: European reenactment and events
Topic: Michael Gaißmair winter training
Replies: 118
Views: 86542

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training

Local five day weather report: http://ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/saa/Lahti

gonna be as cold as ****
by Fisto
Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:51 pm
Forum: Finnish Discussion
Topic: Finnish uniforms
Replies: 96
Views: 66619

Re: Finnish uniforms

My initial pet project seems to have taken a life of its own. Gosh im proud to have achieved a long coveted dream of establishing a steady source of finnish kit items! I hope you all get to enjoy the warmth of finnish (meh. chinese) wool. Id like to extend my sincere gratitude towards bauer who prac...
by Fisto
Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:41 pm
Forum: European reenactment and events
Topic: Michael Gaißmair winter training
Replies: 118
Views: 86542

Re: Michael Gaißmair winter training

Oh mi god this is the chance ive been waiting for to break out my all new laplanders ski boots!

Franz is again whooping some re-enactorish arse! No stopping me this time!
by Fisto
Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:22 pm
Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Breadbags
Replies: 24
Views: 19109

Re: Breadbags

The tornister was implemented into the M27 clothing/webbing system. After the five or so years the system got replaced at first by the experimentive M34 and finally by the M36 system that incorporated the "onion backpack". Note that the tornister was not the only backpack model to be manuf...
by Fisto
Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:13 pm
Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Breadbags
Replies: 24
Views: 19109

Re: Breadbags

The standard issue breadbag model for the finns before 1936 was the exact same as was in use with the germans in WW1 due to the fact that the Jaegers who served in Germany in that war brought them back to serve as a model. During the "Great Renovation" of 1936 most of the finnish field equ...
by Fisto
Thu Mar 18, 2010 4:58 pm
Forum: Finnish Discussion
Topic: Finnish uniforms
Replies: 96
Views: 66619

Re: Finnish uniforms

Back from the brink my good fellows. Im currently somewhat busy organizing the mess that is my private life after my deployment, so the handling and organization of our tunics will remain in Bauer's steady hands for the immediately perceivable future. I will however continue to assist him in every p...
by Fisto
Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:22 am
Forum: European reenactment and events
Topic: Three days in January
Replies: 139
Views: 44445

Re: Three days in January

Too bad I will miss this Awesomeness as well, just as I managed to perfect my finnish kit to the final detail. Being part of the finnish afrika korps has its downsides... Well theres always next year. And by god there better be a next year or Franz will be in a world of hurt! And you better post som...
by Fisto
Thu Dec 17, 2009 9:06 am
Forum: Finnish Weapons and Equipment
Topic: Issued small arms?
Replies: 32
Views: 26967

Re: Issued small arms?

As for the finns using the M37: The finns never acquired the swedish copy directly (they had more than enough industrial capacity to produce the original M/31) The only possible way these weapons could have arrived into Finland (and i consider this extremely dubious FYI) is with the swedish voluntee...
by Fisto
Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:47 am
Forum: Finnish Discussion
Topic: Finnish uniforms
Replies: 96
Views: 66619

Re: Finnish uniforms

As a farewell gift, here are a couple of pictures from our recent weekend: http://etulinja.net/images/galleries/5/images/Evo045.jpg http://etulinja.net/images/galleries/5/images/Evo044.jpg All tunics are my M36 copies, the breeches im wearing are 2nd generation test samples. With only slight modific...
by Fisto
Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:14 am
Forum: Finnish Discussion
Topic: Finnish uniforms
Replies: 96
Views: 66619

Re: Finnish uniforms

Im currently busying myself with the M36 breeches and M36 tankers leather jacket (for your parola weekend Franz ;)), and then ill go on with the great coat if I have time.

As Franz already remarked, my time is short these days.
by Fisto
Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:11 am
Forum: Photos
Topic: Michael Gaißmair Forest march
Replies: 29
Views: 7601

Re: Michael Gaißmair Forest march

Im already sulking because ill probably be "otherwise engaged" during the winter training :(

But the modern Finnish Afrika Korps is a man short...

The weekend was most enjoyable and ill most certainly be back for more.

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