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