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Home / World Service / Finland

Finland

Class / Type Calibre Quantity Year
F .303-inch 2 1925
F .303-inch 120 1925
C .303-inch 18 1928
K .303-inch
Mk. I .303-inch 100 1939

Finland received a number of Colt-manufactured M1915 Vickers Guns in 7.62x54R. These were from Russian stocks in 1918.

The shipment of 100 Mk. I British service guns was supplied by the War Office during the “Winter War” of 1939. They were used by coastal defence forces.


Sources

  • Goldsmith, 1994

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