ITALIAN REVOLVERS IN FINNISH SERVICE?
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No revolvers, but Finland made several seperate deals about Beretta pistols during WW2. The Beretta pistols Finland bought from Italy included:quote:Originally posted by CBrown
Anybody know if the Finns got any Italian revolvers along with their Carcanos?
- M/15 and M/19: Some 1,500 from which large majority were M/15.
- M/34: 60 bough during Winter War (1939 - 1940). Additional 1,400 - 1,500 pistols bought during Continuation War (1941 - 1944) arrived year 1943. The number includes about 500 pistols bought by Suojeluskunta (Finnish Civil Guard).
- M/35: About 4,100 bought, they arrived 1941 - 1942.
More information:
http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/PISTOLS4.htm
JTV,
Thanks for sharing the website! Great info.
Dean
Thanks for sharing the website! Great info.
Dean
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