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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 is the first American anti-materiel rifle designed and mass-produced for public sale with a bore diameter in excess of .50 caliber in over 80 years. [2] The rifles are available in three calibers, with the rifle's predominant chambering being the 20mm Vulcan caliber.
Features: 49” match grade fluted barrel. Heavy duty clam-shell brake. Detachable box magazine. Available in 14.5mm, 20mm, and new Anzio 20-50 calibers. Titanium firing pin. 5000 yard maximum range. Optional weights and configurations. Huge amounts of fun. Low recoil. CALL FOR DETAILS.
The Solothurn S18-1000 20 mm was a Swiss anti-tank rifle used during the Second World War. It was a variant of the earlier S-18/100 with modifications for a higher muzzle velocity, as well as a larger cartridge size.
The Lahti L-39 is a Finnish 20mm anti-tank rifle used during World War II. Nicknamed “Norsupyssy,” Finnish for “elephant gun,” it had excellent accuracy, penetration, and range for its time...
This first blood validated Lahti’s outspoken rejection of smaller calibers and his years of steadfast endorsement of 20mm loadings for the job of a man-portable tank buster. The relatively light and highly portable gun – hastily but ingeniously crafted from his already successful 20mm aircraft cannon – was doing a job for front line ...
Yet, Aimo Lahti produced two competing anti-tank weapon, which included a 13.2mm machine gun and a 20mm rifle. It was determined, not surprisingly, that the 20mm rifle displayed better penetration power.
The Lahti L-39 is a wonderfully interesting 20mm Anti-Tank Rifle (ATR). Developed by the famous Finnish designer Aimo Lahti in 1939, this over-sized rifle soon earned the nickname the “Elephant Gun”. Developed as a tank buster, it first saw combat during the Winter War of 1940.
Ø 49” match grade fluted barrel Ø Heavy duty clam-shell brake Ø Detachable box magazine Ø Available in 14.5mm and/or 20mm calibers Ø Titanium firing pin Ø 2 mile max range Ø Optional weights and configurations Ø Huge amounts of fun Ø Low recoil.
Introduced in 1939 and rushed into service for the Winter War, the Lahti L-39 fires a 20mm anti-tank round from a top-loaded magazine and was capable of successfully engaging the Soviet armor of the era. While overall progress in armor technology put anti-tank rifles out of their original job, the Finnish Army got pretty creative with the weapon.