These poles are just cool. Light and fast - the racers' choice in the early 70s. Unique triangle-shaped basket. "Split colour" orange-silver shaft.
The flagship of the "VM Staven" line ("verdensmestere staven" in Norwegian means "world champion ski pole"); the top-of-the-line racing poles of their era. This example has seen some use, hence the reduced price. One of the leather pole handle covers was replaced with one from a "donor pole", so the shading on the leather is slightly different.
These would look great on display, or better, out on the trails!
Liljedahl was based in Lillehammer, Norway. Swix, and its various parent companies, were of Swedish origin. Swix' purchase of Liljedahl in 1974 was used as as a way to expand its product line and establish a Norway-headquartered company. Liljedahl, as the leading maker of racing poles, experimented with different materials and pole features to make the highest-performing poles available.
In the early 80s Swix retired the Liljedahl brand, but its legacy lives on in Swix-branded ski poles.
Size: 130cm
Material: leather, aluminum, plastic
Baskets: orange plastic
Weight (pair): 400gm
Mfg date: early 1970s
Manufacturer: Liljedahl, Lillehammer NO
