Tour of a Finnish Gun Collection
Finland
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8m 28s
I have been doing a bunch of filming with this Finnish collector, who has been very generous with his time and giving me access. He thought it would be fun to show folks a full tour of the collection he has assembled, and I though that would be a fine idea! So enjoy - this is the sort of fantastic historical collection that many people do not realize can still exist in private hands in Finland.
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