Finn-Grip "Olympic" Vintage Cross-Country Ski Bindings - 3 pin - "kapea" boot sz 40 and smallerAs late as the early 1970s, Nordic ski equipment manufacture and distribution was very provincial, especially in the home countries. Finns used gear made in Finland, Swedes used Swedish equipment, and Norwegians could choose from the bounty of offerings available in their country. As an aside, places like the USA saw a mixture of brands poles from Finland, skis from Norway, boots from Sweden, etc., what was imported depended on how focused the

These extremely light

we reckon that this pair hails from the 1970s or so based on our watching a few vintage Eric Heiden videos on YouTube

The aim was to solve the decades-old problem of metal edges that needed to be screwed in sections to the sides of wood skis

Manufacturing date: likely 1920s

wood cross-country racing skis

or waterproof

As pole manufacturers around the world struggled to find some artificial

though clamp pieces say "No

Complete label would read:

by the time the 10th Mountain Division arrived on the scene in Italy the war was mostly out of the mountains

One of the plastic baskets has a slight break

there's something in Finland for everyone