155cm Sigmund Ruud Bamboo Cross-Country Ski Poles - 1960s - TALL!!!Sigmund Ruud was a champion ski jumper from Norway who ran a ski shop in Oslo after he retired. He sold skis and poles under his brand into the 1970s, and this pair of poles is a nice example. Beautiful leather handles and straps, and leather wicker baskets. One of the poles has a slight split, at the bottom, as happens with bamboo poles. It has been repaired by the experts at Skifabrikk, using traditional methods, and is back to its original

Hey wax collectors

It's absolutely beautiful

The tails have done some rough living

Järvinen no longer exists as a major ski brand but you can relive the good ol' days with this hat

Not solely a manufacturer of quirky ski products

They are in fantastic condition

adding holes

Base: hickory/ligno

Bill Koch complemented his silver at the '76 Olympics with the only cross-country world championship medal (bronze in the 30k) ever won by an American - this record held up until 2015 when USA G

but whoever used them wasn't a big fan of pine tar

Those Austrians sure know their skiing

Note that the mouth of the tube is not sealed off as you see with modern klister