He always carried a pistol with him. The following pistols he used can now
be found in museums: Parabellum artillery pistol m/1914 (9 mm), and FN pistol m/1910 (7,65
mm). In 1937, when he was chairman of the Defence Council, he was given, as a present, a
Suomi machine pistol m/31 (9 mm), a success product of the Finnish weapon industry of the
time.
Hunting was one of Mannerheim’s outdoor activities until the time of war. The following weapons are in his collection:
– A Berdan rifle, m/1870, 10,67 mm from the year 1882 and two from the year 1887,
– An infantry rifle, m/1896, 6,50 mm,
– A Steyr infantry rifle, m/95,8 mm,
– Two shotguns (William Powell & Son)
– A Mauser hunting rifle (Obendorf)
– A Mauser hunting rifle (Tiroler Waffenfabrik)
– A Mauser hunting rifle, .350 Magnum Rigby, half-stock (since 1936)
– A Mauser hunting rifle, Purdey & Sons
– A moose rifle (Sako 1943) and
– A Caucasian hunting rifle
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