125cm Sparta Bamboo Cross-Country Ski Poles - Classic Leather Ring Baskets - 1960sBeautiful pair of Norwegian Sparta brand poles. Sparta made cross country poles for ski touring until the 1970s. This pair has all of the classic features leather handle, leather straps, bamboo shafts, and 4 point leather ring baskets. A great time piece from the period right before plastic and composite materials completely took over Nordic equipment. The lacing on one of the handles is slightly frayed see pic. Cool faded Intersport sticker on one of

but there is nothing on these

a little over an hour to the west of Oslo

Picked up recently on a trip to Norway

This is a flat-out beautiful example of Järvinen's mid-60s "popular" racing ski

or sole protectors

Size: EU 45/US men's 11

Made of high-quality ceramic stuff and shiny paint

it also works on family hikes in the forest

see pics) and leather handles/straps

See pic of crack

Background on the brand - Blå-Skia

Classic Rottefella "Gull" (gold) two-piece 71mm racing bindings and Geze "pop up" heel plates complete the package