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Some guns at a Finnish museum

Started by perttime, July 05, 2023, 03:10:25 AM

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perttime

Last weekend, I visited a small museum with some "brothers in arms": "The Museum of Winter and Continuation War in Säkylä" or "Säkylän Talvi- ja jatkosotamuseo"
https://sakylantalvijajatkosotamuseo.fi/the_museum_of_winter_and_continuation_war/

Here's a few pics:

Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III), nicknamed "Sturmi" in Finland

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Anti-Tank gun

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Guarding the entrance: a 75 mm gun of US origin and a 20mm anti-aircraft gun of Soviet origin.

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Double 20mm anti-aircraft gun produced by the Finnish "Valtion Kivääritehdas" (VKT) (State Rifle Factory)

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Hiding behind some munitions, mines, Molotov coctails, etc, a Lahti L-39 20 mm anti-tank rifle, nicknamed "Norsupyssy" ("Elephant Gun")

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Weaver

I think the anti-tank gun is a Bofors 37mm:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bofors_37_mm_anti-tank_gun




Forgotten Weapons talking about and shooting the Lahti L39 20mm anti-tank rifle:

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perttime

The anti-tank gun does look like a Bofors. I forgot to make notes about it.
The L39 soon became too weak against improving armour - but still had its uses.

PR19_Kit

The Finnish 'swastika' looks much less evil the other way round.  :thumbsup:
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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perttime

#4
Not sure how the "hakaristi" (hooked cross) with odd proportions ended up on Finnish armoured vehicles. It was only used from 1941 to 1944.
The story of the blue air force one (1918 to 1945) is pretty clear.

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perttime

Quote from: Wardukw on July 05, 2023, 11:53:53 AMThat 75mm gun is a M1917 .
I believe it is. WWI guns in WWII times, refurbished and possibly with some tweaks to fit the ways General Nenonen wanted to use artillery.

Wardukw

Quote from: perttime on July 05, 2023, 07:56:20 PM
Quote from: Wardukw on July 05, 2023, 11:53:53 AMThat 75mm gun is a M1917 .
I believe it is. WWI guns in WWII times, refurbished and possibly with some tweaks to fit the ways General Nenonen wanted to use artillery.
The US used that gun from 1918 up to 1945 ..shows it was quite useful and the Finns thought so to  ;D
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