Finnish Luger

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

At the risk of alienating even more members here, I would request that you refer to it by its correct name: Tikkakoski (or at least its American equivalent/spelling).

We have several actual Finnish members here and they do take offense to the shortening of the name.

Rich, if that upsets them, what do they think about this? (Sorry for the thread drift, but I couldn't resist.)

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4573

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

Rich, if that upsets them, what do they think about this? (Sorry for the thread drift, but I couldn't resist.)

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4573

Dave, living as I do in New York State, that's about as believable as anything that comes out of Albany...

[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Dave, living as I do in New York State, that's about as believable as anything that comes out of Albaby...

.. as we do.

Hard to keep up with Cuomo's shenanigans...

[stg44fan]

Originally Posted by jussi16

Here is some info about SA-markings.

Thanks! I've seen this pic before. A little more digging uncovered this. Anybody know what book this is from?

sheepherder - "a Dicked barrel"! Now that is funny!

Vlim - A T marked barrel in 7.65? Wouldn't a Tikkakoski barrel indicate it's been replaced? And I was under the impression a re barrel would have been in 9mm. Either way I would like to see some pics of you Finnish Luger.

[Vlim]

Sure, here it is:

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by stg44fan

sheepherder - "a Dicked barrel"! Now that is funny!

Yeah, sort of. I would have thought the true comment on Lt Woods more to the point.

I think it's a vulgar Finnish term, similar to 'woodie'. Innocuous in itself, it has crude connotations in certain phrasing.

I'm a Richard myself, and 'Dick' is about the only nickname that annoys me. I've been called that in belittlement. Usually by an ex-wife on her way out...

I have a Takkakoski 9mm barrel, the 120mm one, but it is unmarked.

[jussi16]

"Tikka" in finnish means the woodpecker, the bird. So the whole name "Tikkakoski" is something like the woodpecker stream or torrent(?).
There is no reason to be upset about it.
I am a Finn...

[jussi16]

The page shown above about the SA stuff is from a book:
Sotilaskäsiaseet Suomessa 1918-1988 I-III
Author: Markku Palokangas

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by jussi16

"Tikka" in finnish means the woodpecker...

Yes! I knew it was a vulgar term!

[jussi16]

!!

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by jussi16

The page shown above about the SA stuff is from a book:
Sotilaskäsiaseet Suomessa 1918-1988 I-III
Author: Markku Palokangas

I see the distinctive snout of a Valmet M76 rifle on the cover of that book! I owned one back in the '80's. Odd tubular folding stock (folded to the left, leaving ejection port unmasked), 5.56mm NATO. Ugly rifle.