Beautiful 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 the poles.
