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ITK 61 is the Soviet ZU-23-2, while the ITK 95 is a Finnish modernized variant, where the gun is gyro-stabilized and has an auxiliary power unit, a laser range finder and a digital fire-control system. An undisclosed amount of 23 ITK 61s have been donated to Armed Forces of Ukraine as military aid following Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022. [63]
In May 2020, the Finnish Defence Forces announced that they had signed a letter of intent with Sako for the development of a new rifle system in two configurations, one for infantry designated marksmen and one as a sniper rifle. [1] At the time, the rifle system was known as the K22 [1] (from kokeilu, 'experiment'; literally 'E22'). [6]
76 mm gun M1900 [17] 76 mm divisional gun M1902 [17] 76 mm infantry gun Model 1913 & 76 LK/10/13 variants [17] Canon de 75 modèle 1922 Schneider [17] 76 mm regimental gun M1927 [17] 76 mm divisional gun M1936 (F-22) [17] 87 mm light field gun M1877 [18] De Bange 90 mm cannon [18] 42-line field gun M1877 [18] QF 4.5-inch howitzer [19]
M/82 – a bullpup prototype assault rifle using the RK 62 76 receiver. [3] RK 71 – a stamped steel receiver rifle, which has a different sight layout from the RK 62: rear sight is an open notch with distance adjustment welded on the gas tube and front sight is at the front end of the barrel, behind the flash suppressor. The internal parts of ...
Sako Limited (natively Sako Oy) [1] is a Finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in Riihimäki, Tavastia Proper in southern Finland.It also has owned the Tikka brand of bolt-action rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the Italian firearm holding company Beretta Holding.
The L-36 had an awkward loading mechanism which required the loader to turn the rifle upside-down, open up the non-detachable box magazine, load a 5-round stripper clip, close magazine cover and arm the rifle by pulling back the lever on top of the rifle. Finnish soldiers found this process hard to do while under fire. [5]
After undergoing further testing and implementing several changes (among them, the selector mechanism was reverted to the familiar RK 62 configuration) the rifle was introduced into service with the Finnish Army as the 7.62 RK 95 TP. Deliveries to the Finnish started in 1995 and ended at 1997 with further orders ceasing in 1998.
The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20 mm anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult. It had excellent accuracy, penetration and range, but its size made transportation difficult.