Videos tagged with Finnish Small Arms

The TKIV-85 is Finland's cost-effective sniper rifle, built on Mosin-Nagant actions and featuring a unique octagonal bedding block for a free-floated barrel. Chambered in 7.62x53R, it utilizes a Valmet trigger and a modified bolt, typically paired with a Schmidt & Bender 4x36 scope. This rifle served for nearly 40 years before being replaced by modern platforms.

This video highlights the author's preference for Varusteleka clothing and gear, emphasizing their high quality, durability, and comfort, aligning with the "buy once, cry once" philosophy. The content creator has used their products for many years in daily life and for military applications. The video also promotes Varusteleka's newly relaunched web store and mentions they produce "Forgotten Weapons" merchandise. A disclaimer states the items featured were provided by the company, but the author was already in Finland for other filming projects related to Finnish small arms and sniper rifles.

Forgotten Weapons is shifting its content strategy to focus on long-term projects like the Archive Project and upcoming books on silencer history and Finnish small arms. The public video schedule will reduce to four videos weekly, with a fifth exclusive behind-the-scenes video for supporters on Patreon, Utreon, and Floatplane. Collaborations with Varusteleka for merchandise are expanding, and new content formats like field footage and museum visits are planned.