Lahti-Saloranta M/26 Light Machine Gun — Finland’s Proto-Assault Rifle

[Mike H.]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Lahti-Saloranta M/26 Light Machine Gun — Finland’s Proto-Assault Rifle” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/lahti-saloranta-m-26-light-machine-gun/.

 

[Snake45]

21 pounds? Full-power cartridge?

That's not anywhere close to an "assault rifle." It's basically a European Colt Monitor.

 

[BarryinIN]

Yeah, I’d put it in the Automatic Rifle class, like the BAR and Bren.

Still, it’s neat. Lahti made all the cool guns.