Just got back from Finland

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RGRWJB
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Just got back from Finland

Post by RGRWJB » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:02 am

This is my 4th trip now. As usual I stay with Finnish families and not hotels. This makes for some very inexpensive trips when it comes to food and rent!

I saw some amazing large arms collections and discovered some new things about Finnish Luger's as well as some of the old Mosin Nagants.

I also got to film a WWII Finnish pilots uniform along with the very rare flying badge. There were a bunch of Mannerhiem Cross winners among these pilots. With this rare uniform was his original Browning Hi Power with the original stock and holster.

More later.
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Post by stripperclip » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:07 pm

sounds like a good trip well be waitig to see the new info you picked up.
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A friend of mine saw you at the show

Post by tuco » Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:43 pm

Turku show that is or at least he thought it was you. I almost went as well but it looks as if I will be in Finland a number of times in the next few months - Just could not spare the time for the show.
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too bad....

Post by RGRWJB » Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:09 pm

he didn't come up and say hello! I was with 4 other guys.
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Post by tuco » Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:41 pm

He had a table there and said an American came by - I thought it might be you.
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Americans

Post by RGRWJB » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:22 pm

There were about a doz. Americans there as well as a large amount of Russians. I also noted a bunch of Brits there too.
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