My humble Finnish/German collection

[don_kihotis7]

Nice collection

[Hakaristi]

Hello all!
some new pictures from my collection, enjoy!

[Hakaristi]

Oops, the telefunken device has turned, here is new picture!

[Wehrmacht39]

Nice Collection

[dastier]

Hakaristi,

Excellent collection, I'm envious of your Finnish militaria ( I don't collect German WW2 but am starting to get interested in the Weimar Republic).

Are your Suomis still fireable either fully automatic or semi automatic? We are able to purchase semi automatic only Suomis here in Canada but he have to be modified with a new bolt, much longer barrel (18.6 inches or 47.24 cm as opposed to 10 inches or 25.4 cm) and magazines pinned at 5 rounds (and no drum mags as of yet).

I've wanted to get a Suomi and had a deal to obtain a deactivated one until it fell through, but I don't want one of these long barreled ones! They look fugly!!



BTW I'm going to start a thread where we can all post our Crosses and Medals of Liberty, supporting documents, photos etc for all to view. In the Polish forums this is done with the Virtuti Militari, Krzyż Walecznych and Order of the White Eagle.

[Hakaristi]

Hi Dastier! wierd looking Suomi in photo! =)
my suomi guns are dekos all because its so hard to get permission to these here in finland =(
but all my rifles are working condition.
If you need some pictures or information from suomi, just ask!

[bigmacglenn]

What is the Telefunken device...Is it a Radio Location Device? Thank you for sharing your collection, you've done very well!
cheers, Glenn

[Hakaristi]

Hi Glenn!
Its some kind of direction finder thing against airplanes.
here is some info from it:
ep2a.htm

Finnish army and air force used these in ww2.

[Hakaristi]

Attachment 409833

here is manufacturer plate from it.

[Hakaristi]

Something new from antique shop, M/36 jacket.