SOLD VERY SCARCE & EXCEPTIONAL, WWII FINNISH ARMY ISSUED, PISTOOLI L-35 LAHTI PISTOL, EARLY SECOND TYPE, WARTIME 1941-42 PRODUCTION, MINT CRISP STUNNING!

In 99% MINT NEW condition AND NOT IMPORT MARKED, we have a fine example of a very rarely seen Wartime Production Finnish Military Pistooli L-35 commonly called the Lahti Pistol after its native designer Aimo Lahti. This is a second variation and would have been manufactured in 1941-1942. Wartime produced pistols are very rare, and usually in deplorable condition that was caused by long years of rugged combat use. This mint crisp example was very likely was issued to a high ranking officer who did not see any frontline combat.  We cannot overstate how exceptionally rare it is to find an early production Lahti in such pristine factory original condition.  

This Pistol has gained a legendary and very out-sized status from the Winter War and the Continuation War.  It may surprise you to know that only around 5,000 of these pistols were in service during this time and few survived the war.  This pistol was made right at the height of the Continuation War in 1941-42 and it is of the early type with the loaded chamber indicator which looks like a hump on the top of the receiver.  This distinctive feature is not found on the post war production pistols and was not used on the Swedish Pistols either, giving these pistols a very distinctive look.

The L-35 Lahti is one of the most Legendary Pistols of the 20th Century, conjuring up romantic views of a Finnish soldier just flawlessly popping off Russian invaders with this pistol in the middle of an Artic Snowstorm; certainly one of the most iconic pistols of the WWII era.

Scotty’s Collector Insight…Finnish Lahti Pistols are scarcer than hen’s teeth and while you do see the post made examples from time to time the war time production pieces are highly elusive.  We have only had a few and this is the finest example we have ever carried.