215cm SOLID WOOD Lampinen Vintage Cross-Country Skis from FINLAND - 1940s"Cool skis, bro". Why, thank you. Cool they are. And who says you need some fancy ski binding to hold your feet on when you have an old bicycle tire and some leather hanging around the house? Not the Finns. These are official, stamped, Lampinen skis from we reckon the 1940s. They are beautiful timepieces that could still be used today. Made of solid birch or hickory (I'm an accountant not an arborist), the skis retain all of the patina that they have

Width at center: 52mm

moose are prancing

This is an early example of his "Erikoiskilpa" (special racing) skis - they hail from 1961-62 based on the content of the "Mestari" logo at the top of each ski

We don't expect you to build a jump in the back yard and have a go with these beasts

Size (EU): 46 (12 US men's)

and still retains the same lustre it had when it left the factory

and the marks to prove it

Mfg date: mid 60s

They've been touched up a bit and re-lacquered

This is a 100% new example

after decades of bruising competition with rival Salomon of France

Madshus regularly is seen on the podium of nordic and biathlon races