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with whom he examined the weapon closely. Aimo Lahti visited him several times, becoming familiar with weapon mechanisms. Lahti served his conscription in central
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marks and a five percent commission on the weapons that would have been produced in the United States. On the same day the
Ministry reformed his older contract. Lahti received more benefits and rights to his inventions and therefore did not feel that moving to the United States was a better offer.
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that he was designing and other topics. The commission banned him from working as a weapon designer anymore. He enjoyed a
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