Ahlberg
Notes: The
Ahlberg was related to the Browning M1910 design, though the 3.75-inch barrel is
longer, and construction on the whole was more solid.
Operation is by simple blowback, with the recoil spring around the
barrel. The pistol is rare and only
about 1000 were built, where they found themselves primarily in the hands of
higher-ranking officers. The
Finnish government liked the Ahlberg, but production was limited by the
necessity to produce proven weapons, as the weapon was not put into production
until 1918 (the Finns felt World War 1 would last until 1919 of 1920, possibly
longer). Ahlburgs of the initial batch were of poor construction, and the Finns
decided instead to order 10,000 pistols from Spain.
They also refused to accept most of the initial production batch. Today,
they are collector’s items. It is blued and sports plain wooden grip plates.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Ahlberg |
,32 ACP |
0.62 kg |
7 |
$181 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Ahlberg |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
8 |
Lahti L/35
Notes: This is a
Finnish modification of the Luger, once type standard in the Finnish military.
The L/35 is an extremely well-made weapon that is very resistant to dirt and
abuse, and they often survive today in perfect working order.
An accelerator, more often found in submachineguns, is used to ensure
cycling of the L/35. It is an
accurate weapon, but too heavy for a weapon of its type.
It is difficult to disassemble, and anyone who does should have a full
tool kit; the Finns were willing to take the chance that the wearing out of
their tough pistol would mean that user maintenance would not be needed very
often. The Swedes also used the
L/35, calling it the m/40; Swedish versions do not have the chamber loaded
indicator that is on the L/35 and have a recoil spring of a different design.
Twilight 2000
Story: These weapons were often issued back out to new units in the Twilight
2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Lahti L/35 |
9mm Parabellum |
1.22 kg |
8 |
$245 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Lahti-35 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
12 |