Soumi K31

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Here is a Soumi K31 -just picked up for display -Image
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Nice. It's a post war one by the muzzle break, but you would pay megabucks for a wartime one. Have you got the ammo pouches yet?
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ammo pouches ? you got photos ? -easy to change barrel should -
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Can't find the picture of the drum pouch, but a friend of mine has a couple. I'll see if he has a picture of them (otherwise, I think the Osprey Elite book has a couple of pictures of them). Here is a picture of the big stick mag bag: http://www.e-gunparts.com/DisplayAd.asp ... SKU=&MC=YJ . Less common, but still used.
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The Most common way to carry the Suomi Drum magazines was on the belt by a small hook or even with wire .I know of one Veteran who carried 8 in this way
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As with most things in the Finnish army they were in short supply and many things you see for sale are post war
Here we have the best type of Drum mag this has a bottle in side for your Koskenkorva
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Nice. It's a post war one by the muzzle break,
hi pirkka,
the muzzle break was added in 1942 making it the SJR (from the word "suujarru" - muzzle brake or compensator) version.

The stick mag is post war, if it's the 36round version introduced in 1954/55.

http://guns.connect.fi/gow/suomi2.html

it's a nice set jay, i've just aquired an almost identical one.

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rich
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Looking at extra Drum magazine on hanger and 2 extra ones in Bread Bag display
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jmatchlock wrote:Looking at extra Drum magazine on hanger and 2 extra ones in Bread Bag display
Jay the troops would have them hanging on there belt well thats what the veterans told me ,string or if the could get it wire
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Franz -looking at page 4 of ASEPUKU M/36 -the way the one has his - the 2 in the Bread Bag for display as to carry extra ?
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jmatchlock wrote:Franz -looking at page 4 of ASEPUKU M/36 -the way the one has his - the 2 in the Bread Bag for display as to carry extra ?
Looking at page 4 they are on the belt that is the most common place in the bread bag would crush all the food
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Rich - Hello-good to see more Finnish - Jay
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Extras could be carried in the gas mask bag. It's not as if there was a gas mask in there by late 1939 and they were used, if they were worn at all, for a bit of extra carry.
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This photo of finnish soldiers somewhere north of Kivinebb in 1944 clearly shows the way of carry the drum by the belt.

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Iohan -Welcome to the group - yes extra drums carried on belt - by string or belt clip - also carryed extra in bread bag - also extra ammo so did the russians - as on long patrol . line in the movie "AMBUSH"
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