Finnish wwII Reenactor Gear and Finnish Militaria For Sale

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Contact me if you want a mix of items and I'll figure your costs and shipping. I don't add a shopping cart to my pages since a lot of the items may be only 1 of a kind and it's not worth the labor to spend hours on the shopping cart. But...I do use PayPal and it is easy to make purchases this way. The books and DVDs do have "Buy it Now" buttons. My email address is KevOs4@yahoo.com .
If you are trying to find the right color of "Finn Green", some of the members have experimented in matching diff. colors. Here is a recipe for Finn Green that we have used on various items and the color match is "spot on". For one quart of paint, this is the Home Depot recepie for Finn Green as developed by zampilot, and as printed on the label of the can. Colorant.........Oz......48........96 ------------------------------- B Lamp Black....1.......35........1 I Brown Oxide...0.......14........0 T Medium Yell...1........0.........0 The paint is Evermore EXT Acrylic Latex Satin -- Base2 (HD6912).
"A Frozen Hell" by William Trotter		This excellent book won awards in Finland and is one of the great books about the Winter War written in English. I highly recommend this book. It is hard to put down once you pick it up!! Price is 15.95 which INCLUDES packaging and mailing in the U.S. and Canada. Credit Cards accepted through PayPal. You do NOT have to have a PayPal account to use your credit card to make a purchase! To pay by credit card, click the "Buy Now" button on the right. OR to pay by check or money order in the U.S., send 15.95 to: Automated Visual Communications 305 Spring Creek Village #545 Dallas, Texas 75248	Special Pricing: Mailing costs to the U.S. and Canada INCLUDED in the price of the book. (Media Mail)
The new Finnish Winter War documentary Fire and Ice on DVD by producer Ben Strout		The Finnish Winter War documentary "Fire and Ice" is available Now! Price is 19.95 + 2.95 packaging and mailing in the U.S. Credit Cards accepted through PayPal. You do NOT have to have a PayPal account to use your credit card to make a purchase! To pay by credit card, click the "Buy Now" button on the right. OR to pay by check or money order in the U.S., send 19.95 + 2.95 shipping and handling to: Automated Visual Communications 305 Spring Creek Village #545 Dallas, Texas 75248 Orders ship within 48 hours!!! For International overseas orders, please add 6.95 U.S. for shipping costs.	For U.S. shipping, Click here (For dvds only) For International shipping, click here
Bundle Deal "Fire and Ice" + "A Frozen Hell"		Save 4.00 on the Book by buying both the book and the dvd at the same time. Your total cost, including Media Mail shipping in the U.S. (and Canada) is just 34.90. You can use PayPal OR pay by check or money order. To send a check or money order, use the address below: Automated Visual Communications 305 Spring Creek Village #545 Dallas, Texas 75248 Make check payable to AVC	In Stock. (Bundle Deal - 34.90 total)
SUOMEN PUOLESTA translated to English as "THE NORDIC WAR" and offered as a single dvd.		THE NORDIC WAR (in Finnish - Suomen Puolesta) The complete story of 3 wars fought by Finland during WWII. The Winter War, Continuation War and Lapland War as well as coverage of the fate of Finland at the end of the war in the hands of the Allied Control Commission. This 63 Minute DVD is in English with English subtitles during all Finnish War Veteran Interviews. You can also bundle this DVD with the book "Frozen Hell" and save 4.00 on the book. Total price for Nordic War and Frozen Hell is 34.90, which includes shipping and taxes. (in the U.S.)	DVD - 19.95 + 2.95 mailing in the U.S. DVD and Frozen Hell - 34.90 total including shipping.
AIR WAR OVER FINLAND		This DVD shows successful operations by the Finnish Air Force in the Winter War and the Continuation War of 1939-1945. The DVD consists mainly of films which have been shot by war-time photographers. A significant part of the material has not been published before. This documentary is 1.03 hours long. It has English subtitles.	24.95 + 2.95 mailing cost in the U.S. For U.S. shipping, Click here
TUNTEMATON SOTILAS -THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER	Pic from www.uta.fi	About "Tuntematon Sotilas" - The Unknown Soldier (1955) Original Winter War film from Finland.Subtitled in English and a great battle film. If you like equipment, action, and uniforms,you will be very happy. 2 hours, 49 minutes. B&W. DVD. SKU: TUNTDVD "Based on the Novel, Tuntematon Sotilas [The Unknown Soldier], a prestigious and widely discussed novel by the Finnish writer Väinö Linna, about the story of a machine gun company in the 1941-44 Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union." To see more about the writer and novel, click here: http://www.uta.fi/FAST/FIN/CULT/rp-linna.html	24.95 + 2.95 mailing First Class in the U.S. For U.S. shipping, Click here
THE WINTER WAR dvd		About "The Winter War" movie Russia attacked Finland in late November 1939. This film tells the story of a Finnish platoon of reservists from the municipality of Kauhava in the province of Pohjanmaa/Ostrobothnia who leave their homes and go to war. The film focuses on the farmer brothers Martti and Paavo Hakala. (description from IMBD.com) This movie came out in 1990. AKA: "Talvisota." 125 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Finnish; Subtitles: English. In Finnish with English subtitles. The Finnish producers, actors, and directors did a fantastic job on this one dont miss it! Subtitled only. - Belle and Blade	24.95 + 2.95 mailing First Class in the U.S. For U.S. shipping, Click here
AMBUSH dvd		"Ambush" (1998) is a great Finnish WWII film that takes place in the Russian Karelia near the border. A young lieutenant is sent on a recon mission behind enemy lines, leaving his beautiful fiancee behind. After her death by the Russians this young officer becomes a lethal killing machine. Video DVD ONLY.	16.95 + 2.95 mailing First Class in the U.S. For U.S. shipping, Click here
Rare and difficult to find books. I have some rare Finnish and German books from my personal collection for sale right now. Take a look at the list and then contact me at mkregel1@tx.rr.com. I will let you know if the book is available. Here is the link: Rare Books. Prices include mailing (media mail) inside the U.S. I will ship to other countries and will let you know the mailing costs.
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Finnish black felt-top boots		wartime used. Excellent for your display. Price dropped to 80.00 - May, 2012	80.00 plus shipping UPS ground, insured. (about 15.00 in the U.S.)
wartime Finnish boot brushes		Set of 3 wartime Finnish boot brushes	37.00
Finnish Wartime WWII Pilot's Great Coat with insignia on shoulder		Pilots greatcoat marked INT41. Size 48 (small). Very good condition. Has original insignia for airforce on the shoulder. Excellent display item. The Finnish Lion insignia and the wartime Air Force insignia on the shoulders are worth quite a bit of money by themselves. This is a good deal if you are setting up a display.	Price Dropped 220.00 includes shipping in the U.S.
kokardit Repro Finnish Hat Cockades for enlisted men and officers		These cockades are reproduction but excellent to put on Finnish hats and use for reenacting. The enlisted man's cockade is blue/white plastic. The officers cockade is metal and plastic and has the gold Finnish Lion.	Enlisted blue/white 5.00 each mailed Officers Red with Lion - ON ORDER, May, 2012
Reproduction Tunic buttons. Each set has 11 large buttons and 2 small buttons for shoulders. NEW ITEM		Cold Cast Bronze buttons. The mold was made from original buttons. These reproduction buttons have a plate and loop on the back for sewing onto uniform. Can be painted or just polished. They look great! 2 Sets now available. I just received a few sets of Finnish-Made tunic and greatcoat buttons in February, 2009. These are the same buttons that we used to make our reenactor tunics a few years ago. They are grey plastic and there are 11 large buttons and 2 small buttons in each set. ONLY 3 SETS AVAILABLE.	25.00 / set mailed in the U.S. Pick which set you want, the resin-molds (bronze) or the grey plastic
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SA-henkselit Suspenders		2 pair size medium / large. These are postwar but same style as wartime. All are grey with blue stripe.	35.00 / pair. Includes mailing cost.
Wartime Newspapers (examples shown)		Finnish wartime newspapers from mid 1940. All are complete and good condition. 10 available - all different days. Also, a very extensive set of wartime magazines from different publishers. Same price. All of these magazines are in very good condition. Contact me for details.	15.00 each mailed 2 for 25.00 mailed
Finnish wartime magazines		I have dozens of wartime magazines from various Finnish publishers. These magazines have great pictures and stories from the war. I will sell these 1 at a time, or contact me if you are interested and I'll make you a special deal on 5 or more of the magazines. All in very good condition.	8.00 each plus 2.00 mailing in the U.S.
Finnish Wartime Magazines with Mannerheim covers		I've got a few of the wartime magazines with pictures of Mannerheim on the front cover. These are much harder to find and I only have a few of them.	15.00 each plus 2.00 mailing in the U.S.
Mannerheim commemorative magazine		I have 1 Finnish magazine that has a "chapter" on the life of Mannerheim and was published in 1951 just after Mannerheim's death. It has various pictures of Mannerheim during his lifetime. Very rare edition, in excellent condition.	50.00 Mailed in the U.S.
(KENTTÄLAKKI) Heavy Wool M36 style hats.		Heavy Grey wool. Postwar made but identical to wartime hats! Sizes Available: sizes 61, 62, and size 63. (Sizes - large to extra-large) I will include an Enlisted (Blue/white) cockade with each hat. About 6 hats presently available in stock as of JANUARY 1, 2013	Back in Stock! 53.00 mailed in the U.S. includes plastic blue/white enlisted cockade
Light Cotton/Wool M36 hats		These are the lighter version of the m36 hats and are probably more comfortable in the Summer. Will work fine with Summer tunics and reenacting events. Comes with enlisted cockade. These are only in Large sizes, European 60 right now. (These are actual Finnish postwar Army hats and were USED, then returned to the quartermaster. These do have Finnish names on the inside of the hat bands)	Out of stock
Finnish SA compass		Finnish Army wwII compass with straps. These are the exact SA units used during the war. 15 in stock. Made by Suunto Helsinki. Good condition.	32.00 each, mailed in the U.S.
Finnish SA holster for Small pistols, including beretta		These small holsters are for the Finnish Beretta pistol and are SA stamped. Good condition. 1 still available. (in very good condition!)	53.00 mailed in the U.S.
"Wehrmachtin Panssarit Suomessa"		Using a combination of excellent photographs and highly detailed text from German and Finnish sources, this book narrates the complete history of German Panzer and Sturmgeschütz units operating in Finland. Size: 8.5" x 12" Pictures: 170 drawings, maps and photos Pages: 270 pages Binding: Hardcover Author: Kari Kuusela Text and Picture Captions: Chapters written in Finnish first and then English. All picture captions in both Finnish and English Publisher: Wiking-Divisioona Oy	53.50 mailed in the U.S.
SA foot cloths		SA stamped foot cloths in New Condition. These were used instead of socks. All have SA stamps on them. 20 pair available. Help me! Help me! I have bundles of these things taking up space. I reduced the price to 15.00 / pair mailed. Buy a few sets, use them as socks, Finnish rifle rags, or as polishing cloths for your favorite maxim machine gun.	15.00 / pair mailed in the U.S.
Sota-ajan panoskotelo Wartime Finnish marked Ammo pouches	NEW ITEM	I have only a few of the INT / 28 Reindeer hyde ammo pouches. These are correct for Winter War. All are in good condition. ALL have wartime stitch repairs.	52.00 mailed in the U.S.
Riihipaita (uustuotantoa, flanellia) Henley Winter Shirts - repro		I recently received 12 size LARGE reproduction Finnish Army shirts from our seamstress in Finland. These are the style used during the war. They were made by a Finnish seamstress. I have sizes 44, 46, and 48 in stock. At least 2 or 3 of each.	Sale on these! 35.00 mailed
Wartime Razor and leather strop.		Swedish wartime straight razor used in Finland. It has a tiny nick in the blade. Original box for blade. The leather strop was made in Turku and has original box. The box is falling apart but the strop is in very good condition. These are wartime used units.	127.00 mailed.
Cigarette Papers (Nazi marked)		German WWII cigarette papers. Wartime, unopened. Each small package has the Nazi Tax Stamp on the back of the package. Each package has 50 papers. 4 available.	11.00 each mailed in the U.S.
Wartime underwear pants		Original wartime Finnish SA stamped thermals or underwear. Bottoms only. Size 3 (U.S. Medium). Unissued condition. 1 available.	25.00 each mailed in the U.S.
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Russian trench shovels - Finn marked		Original Russian trench shovels used during the war. All Finnish Army SA marked somewhere on the shovel. These are longer and heavier than the individual e-tools. All shovels have a hole drilled in the plate for a belt hook or wire hanger. 6 excellent units still available	Lower Price! 67.00 mailed
Sota-ajan mallinen kenttätakki m36 Finnish reproduction m36 Winter Tunics NEW ITEM		We purchased enough wool in Finland to make winter tunics for 20 people. These are excellent quality units and are selling for over 300.00 in Europe. So we're getting a good deal on these. 1 in size 42, 1 in size 44, 1 in size 46, 1 in size 48. Will include infantry, Armor, or other (privates) collar patches with each tunic. Other collar patches available. I've got 2 more of these in with artillery sergeant, or artillery lieutenant collar patches in sizes 44. If you buy a tunic, I can give you a pair of artillery pants made by our seamstress for an additional 15.00!!! In Stock pants only, subject to availability. Check with me to see if I have your size in stock.	Check out this deal on tunics and pants! 215.00 Mailed in U.S. Price dropped by 30.00!
1 officers repro tunic with liner available in size 46+. Officer collar patches (with roses) included. 255.00. Contact me for pix and details. NEW ITEM
Light wool / polyester pants to go with summer tunics.	No pic	Only 1 pair of these left. Straight leg gray pants for Finnish army. Light material. Good for use with summer tunics. I have 1 pair with size 32 waist U.S. (size 50 European)	50.00 each mailed in U.S.
This is a great European to U.S. clothing size chart. Click the link before buying pants/tunics if you don't know the correct size to order. http://www.us-militarysurplus.com/new_scart/US-MilitarySurplusSizes.asp
Tykistön upseerin pussihousut (sarkaa) Finnish reproduction artillery officer pants with red pinstripes on the sides		New repro pants made for KevOs4 by our Finnish seamstress. Have red pinstripes down side. 1 pair available with large waist sizes. These have stirrup straps at bottom cuffs. These have arrived. check with me on sizes. Update: I have 1 pair of these in stock as of April 2013	65.00 mailed in the U.S. Major Sale on these!!!
m39 bayonet scabbards ONLY NEW ITEM		This is just the scabbard. These are straight out of the armory and have some wear to them, but are in very good condition. If your m39 bayonet needs a new scabbard, or you need a scabbard for a repro unit, these will work great. They are stamped Sk.Y and some of them have a castle stamp on them, some don't. AS OF April, 2013, I HAVE 1 OF THESE AVAILABLE. It has a stitch repair on the small leather strap that folds over the bayo. This is an armory or field repair.	1 AVAILABLE AT 32.00 EACH, MAILED
#1 Texas Puukko Knives! Ok these aren't quite militaria, but are very nice custom knives made by a Texas knife maker. NEW ITEM		I had a bunch of these knives made with custom scabbards for export to Finland and Russia. An Amarillo (Texas) saddle maker made these scabbards and a professional knife craftsman made the knives. They are beautiful. They have certificates along with them. These are the last ones and the price is a bargain!	150.00 each mailed in the U.S.
#4 Small Childs or perhaps Lotta's puukko		These are cool to find. The paper sheath dates the puukko knife and both pieces are in fair to good condition. Definitely a collector's item since so few of these exist from the late war and early postwar period. I have seen these small knives as part of a Lotta's uniform but it could also be a child's puukko.	47.00 mailed
Reproduction Belts Belts and Buckles now in stock.	picture of belts: picture of aluminum buckles:	These are beautiful well-made copies of the Enlisted Men's belts. They are hand-made and one of the nicest repro belts I have ever seen! They are in small, medium and large sizes. 100mm fits size 34-36 waist - 1 available (as of Dec, 2011) 110mm fits size 38-40 waist - 1 available As of Dec, 2011. 120mm fits size 42-44 waist - on order Aluminum buckles now in stock!!! I just received 50 of these from Finland. Each buckle is 17.00 each and that price includes the mailing fees and paypal costs. These can be painted Grey or Black and will look very good with your display or everyday use.	Aluminum buckles now in stock - JANUARY, 2013. 55.00 for belt + aluminum buckle together These prices include mailing in the U.S!!!