115cm Sparta Bamboo Cross-Country Ski Poles - Classic Leather Ring Baskets - 1960s - Sold by INTERSPORTBeautiful 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. Cool Intersport stickers. Some splitting of the bamboo on one of the poles, but that is normal for

Inseam: 48cm

Base: soft wood with hickory edges

with the exception that the yellow slab has been used slightly

They are long and heavy

which you can see in the pictures

While these skis have been used

but in the garage of a nice gentleman just north of Lillehammer

Baskets: 6 in leather/wicker ring

why Blå-Skia used an ö in the word löype

One of the poles has vertical cracks in the shaft

Beautifully restored

Weight (pair): 3645gm w/ bindings