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The ‘Elephant Gun’ from Finland: The 20mm Lahti L-39
by Ben PhilippiThe Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20mm anti-tank rifle from WWII. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult.
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Gun dealer gets 8 years for possessing unregistered Lahti anti-tank gun
by Andrew SheppersonA Georgia gun dealer was sentenced to over 8 years in prison Monday for illegally possessing an unregistered a Lahti L39 anti-tank gun.
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Testing out the ‘Finnish Boombeast’ Lahti anti-tank rifle (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerA would-be purchaser of a military surplus Finnish L39 anti-tank gun asked the gun store staff if the big rifle on skis actually worked. They obliged him.
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Gun dealer found guilty of having unregistered Lahti 20mm anti-tank gun
by Chris EgerA jury in federal court last week found a Georgia man guilty of illegal possession of a destructive device after federal agents found him with an anti-tank gun that was not registered to him.
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Finnish 20mm ‘boombeast’ reaches out to kill stacks of steel plates (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIn conjunction with World of Tanks, Richard at FullMag coughs up a Finnish Lahti 20mm anti-tank rifle on skis and pits it against 1/4" steel plates.
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Finnish Boombeast: Firing the Lahti 20mm anti-tank gun (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerIan with Forgotten Weapons fires the gently recoiling popgun that is Aimo Lahti's 109-pound semi-automatic rifle on skis made to assassinate tanks.
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German anti-tank gun vs Ford truck with dramatic outcome (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerThe Full Mag crew have had enough fun with their scrapyard F-150 and decided to give it one more shot-- this time from a 75mm anti-tank gun.
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The Lahti 20mm Anti-tank Gun: The ‘Finnish Boombeast’ (VIDEO)
by Chris EgerChances are you've seen this picture of a gigantic, almost unrealistic seven-foot long rifle or one like it floating about the Interweb. While we don't know who the identity of the bearded chap, we can tell you about the gun he proudly holds, the Finnish Lahti L39 anti-tank rifle.
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