(off topic) GOT GUNS?

[Crossroads]

A great thread, and some seriously interesting pics there, Mark W!

I have a Lahti KP/31 "Suomi" SMG, unfortunately a deactivated one. Been planning to start a project one day to figure out which spare parts I would need to have it working again.

I managed to find one with an early model barrel, without the integral muzzle break that were added IIRC from 1940 on wards. A genuine Winter War model, in other words.




Here's a pic of a soldier with a later model "Suomi", the muzzle break adds two inches to barrel length, and not everyone was happy with this newer version. Apparently, the barrel would not tend to rise up that much anymore when firing long bursts...