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ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR AND MILITARY DECORATIONS
Lot 449:
Finnish 4th Division, Kev Os. 4 (Light Unit Number 4) whose primary role was armed reconnaissance to protect the main infantry body. Kev Os.4 (4th Kevyt Osasto) rapidly acquired the nickname Belaya Smjert, or "White Death, " from their Soviet opponents in the 1939–1940 Winter War between Finland and the USSR following a series of a deadly hit-and-run attacks by the unit’s highly mobile ski troops. The members of Kev Os. 4 enthusiastically adopted the nickname, with many painting a skull and bones on their helmet fronts to further terrify their enemies.
Dimensions: L: 11 7/16 in., (29 cm.)
Condition: Good, light rust due to age.
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