Drum magazine for the m/26 Lahti-Saloranta?

[r_hufschmied]

It just hit me today. The 75 round drum magazine for the Lahti-Saloranta ... I've never seen one, not in a museum or pictured; zip nothing never seen one. They must have been rare, not to mention bulky and heavy. And I've seen my share of arms collections, pattern rooms and museums ... but the 75 round drum has gone under the radar.

Anyone have a picture? That would really make may day.

Cheers,
Rik

[Jame]

If I remember right that drum developed in early thirties.
But it never come in to use.
And there was only 30copys of LS m26-32 guns where the drum mag fit.
That Drum mag. doesn't fit in "normal" LS m26.
Drum looks same like L-33 observers mg what they used in airplanes.

I have some pictures in my computer and I'll add those pix here, if I find them.

[Jame]

Here is pictures from that Lahti L-33 mg's drum.
I have to search picture from original LS 26 drum and add those later

[r_hufschmied]

Wow! Thank You! Very interesting! You do indeed learn something new every now and then That also explains the rarity, someone (hint) should update the Wiki page with this.

[Jame]

Here is more pictures from LS 26 with drum.
Sorry bad quality pictures
But I didn't find better.

Here you can see that there is special mounting for drum.
And that drum doesn't fit to original LS26

[r_hufschmied]

Wow, thanks again! Now I've seen it