Was There Ever A Lahti Carbine???

[sheepherder]

I have the Swedish Husqvarna M40 and it does have the accelerator. It also has the round barrel shoulder.

I do like the looks of an 'artillery' Lahti...

Here's a couple pics of the barrel stub compared to the Luger. The Luger barrel stub is ~.748", while the Lahti is ~.906". Three cuts in breechface on the Lahti; extractor, ejector, and accelerator.

I think a Luger artillery barrel has enough 'meat' to cut away to fit the Lahti barrel extension. I don't have one loose to mic, but I think there's enough.

Awkwardly placed slide safety; it cuts into your thumb when you fire it.

Wups! My mistake; the cut on the barrel face at 12 o'clock has no function in my model - it's not for the ejector. The cut at 3 o'clock is for the extractor, the accelerator cut is at 9 o'clock.

[sheepherder]

There's an excellent site for the Lahti at -

http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/m40/pist40_1.htm

With shoulder stocks on page 6. I like the one Julia has on their auction site. That Lahti is a Finnish L-35 and seems to have a tangent sight as well.

http://www.invaluable.com/auction-lo...9-c-j4w578fk5t

(That one sold in 2008)

[Olle]

So are you going to make all the parts for it? The Finnish stock looks kind of like a Broomhandle stock, so maybe it's possible to modify a reproduction? On second thought, it may not be as difficult as it looks to make a holster stock. If you make two halves, trace and route the insides, glue them together and do the roundovers on the router table... Making the hardware for it will be the hardest part, but it still seems doable.

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Olle

So are you going to make all the parts for it? The Finnish stock looks kind of like a Broomhandle stock, so maybe it's possible to modify a reproduction?

I was thinking of that; or maybe an Inglis Hi-Power stock holster. Someone here once mentioned that the grip-frame stock lug was the same as the Luger. The curve looks right but the cut for the lock is in a different place...

I once tried to make a C96 stock/holster. Pieces of the hardwood still lying on my scrap shelf. I'm not a woodworker.

I think a flat board stock like the artillery Luger stock is best. The wooden stock/holster would be too long...I could modify the Luger rig easier...

But of course it's the steel that attracts me. If I can find another Luger artillery rear sight I might take a stab at an 'artillery' Lahti...

I like the look of the 'Lahti carbine' but I am loathe to cut/braze a frame...

[sheepherder]

Here's a pic of the accelerator installed, with a spare below it. Also a close-up of the chamber area. The accelerator works like a turnstile, with the crescent piece pivoting around and smacking the bolt rearward under recoil.

I've fired it with and without the accelerator, and without, it takes a strong load to cycle the action...

[sheepherder]

Here's a comparison of Luger S/42 and Lahti M40 stock lugs...You can see the latch cut is in a different place...

If you do a GoogleSearch for 'Lahti Stock' you'll see a bewildering array of angles of stock to grip frame...It's a WAG on my part, but I think some of those stocks are Luger stocks modified for the Lahti that aren't quite right as far as angle is concerned...

Leather holsters, at Sarco & Numrich, seem to be quite reasonable...

[Zorba]

I know the Lahti is a different pistol mechanically from the Luger - how do they compare shooting/accuracy/reliability wise? The Lahti is an intriguing weapon.