Dolf Goldsmith on $5 Finnish Mortars
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We have another piece today from our interview with Dolf Goldsmith, this time on the subject of $5 Finnish mortars used for fun and profit. Well, actually just for fun. To clarify one of Dolf's comments, I believe these mortars were Soviet made, and Finnish captured - the Finns used mortars made by both the Soviets and Western powers.
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