Will you have a coffee with your Lahti?

mrerick · 10-22-2015, 07:45 PM

Well, I finally scratched my nationalistic itch and picked up a Swedish Husqvarna made Lahti.

This one is a later WW-II era pistol, and is serialized as a commercial gun, one of about 600 that were made.

It has the beefed up slide, and this one was handled and shot so little that I doubt it ever saw the over-pressure problems that the military ones experienced with machine gun ammo.

Enjoy!

Zorba · 10-22-2015, 10:55 PM

Nice!

I'm Jonesing for one too - but my gun fund is shot for the year.

DavidJayUden · 10-22-2015, 11:28 PM

I like to refer to mine as the heaviest and largest single stack 9 ever made. But well made.
dju

mrerick · 10-23-2015, 10:14 AM

It certainly is a massive handgun. Except for the weight, it feels in hand like a Luger because of the grip shape and angle. The action cycle accelerator is also rather unique.

I haven't shot it (and probably won't) but would expect that the mass of the gun makes for a fairly soft recoil...

They never went into mass production, but Mauser was toying with some direct blowback 9mm guns that probably were close to this gun's mass.

jonnyc · 10-23-2015, 10:39 AM

That's a purty one, nicer than mine.
You really should shoot it, they're excellent, polite, and accurate guns.

rhuff · 10-23-2015, 04:48 PM

Marc,

That looks to be a dandy!! I am always surprised to see how many nearly new old weapons are actually still out there. Congrats!!

10-22-2015, 07:45 PM	#1
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Will you have a coffee with your Lahti? Well, I finally scratched my nationalistic itch and picked up a Swedish Husqvarna made Lahti. This one is a later WW-II era pistol, and is serialized as a commercial gun, one of about 600 that were made. It has the beefed up slide, and this one was handled and shot so little that I doubt it ever saw the over-pressure problems that the military ones experienced with machine gun ammo. Enjoy! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,920 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	It certainly is a massive handgun. Except for the weight, it feels in hand like a Luger because of the grip shape and angle. The action cycle accelerator is also rather unique. I haven't shot it (and probably won't) but would expect that the mass of the gun makes for a fairly soft recoil... They never went into mass production, but Mauser was toying with some direct blowback 9mm guns that probably were close to this gun's mass. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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10-22-2015, 10:55 PM	#2
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Nice! I'm Jonesing for one too - but my gun fund is shot for the year.

10-22-2015, 11:28 PM	#3
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I like to refer to mine as the heaviest and largest single stack 9 ever made. But well made. dju

10-23-2015, 10:39 AM	#5
jonnyc User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 425 Thanks: 2 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	That's a purty one, nicer than mine. You really should shoot it, they're excellent, polite, and accurate guns.

10-23-2015, 04:48 PM	#6
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	Marc, That looks to be a dandy!! I am always surprised to see how many nearly new old weapons are actually still out there. Congrats!!