Lahti M26 LMG ?

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Lahti M26 LMG ?

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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 Image
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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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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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Pirkka, you receive any information on the Lahti M26 ?
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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.
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pvt Surkia wrote:Image[/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 I was thinking that it was part of the Turku Garrison uniform

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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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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.
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no finnish markings, but a nice 1942 dated version

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Finnish DP gunner (with what looks like a swedish m26 helmet?)

sorry to go abit off topic
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