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Vorlonesque posted:Wow, just...wow. Heh, I LOVE this poo poo. I have been going to gun shows since I was 5 years old and this poo poo always, ALWAYS, turns up. From the guy selling "prop replicas" of various Death camp things (up to and including Zyclon B canisters) to the tables selling U-boat collectibles but with far more swastikas than anything else. There are far more fake Nazi things than real and most are poo poo. And know this: During WWII Americans were known as THE souvenir collectors. After the war an industry was born in Germany that involved using leftover parts and pieces, assembling them and selling them to occupation troops who wanted something to send home. Daggers, Iron Crosses, things that say "Adolf Hitler" all this stuff was fair game for starving Germans and sucker Americans. There are whole books on just fakes of the Third Reich.
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Cyrano4747 posted:I'm 27, I'll be 28 in August. poo poo, I know how you feel. I teach Political Science and it's amazing just how young these kiddies are. They also get barely any of my tv/movie references.
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| # ¿ Mar 18, 2010 03:10 |
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nnnnghhhhgnnngh posted:Mob Guns? gently caress Mob Guns. My dad bought a Mk VI years ago for $50 from a work-buddy. Good deal, right? It's been chromed. 100% chromed with half rear end "target" grips that have a thumb rest. Still, $50 is $50 and dad tells people it's a rare "Jungle" model, made in Australia.
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| # ¿ Apr 30, 2010 13:06 |
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Gewehr 43 posted:This poo poo annoys me. This is the kind of dumbass at Gunshows that will overprice the poo poo out of bubba specials because "it's a Nazi Mauser". Burning Beard fucked around with this message at Aug 18, 2010 around 21:32 |
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Sixgun Strumpet posted:10ct., .30 cal. / 308 REAL Raufoss Bullets - RARE! I'm a big fan of the gigantic block of words droning on and on about the new Obama gun ban, personally.
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| # ¿ Mar 21, 2011 00:12 |
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Sixgun Strumpet posted:I cannot in my worst fever dream imagine why anyone would ever own this, much less pay $90 for it. It's a goddamn reproduction too. Fresh label, clear, unworn stamps.. all looking like a repro to me. This Nazi poo poo really has a wide and deep appeal. Collecting German stuff is in no way bad but it's like reenacting: for every 100 Wehrmacht guys there the creepy gently caress who has an Gestapo Uniform and dresses his kid as Hitler Youth. They're the ones who make the news.
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| # ¿ Mar 24, 2011 19:55 |
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Mishaco posted:I had a real good one i wanted to share, but i couldn't find the auction today...poo poo. This. This is why I hate the American "gun culture".
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Sten Freak posted:German WWII collectors are going to want to go on a nutpunching rampage upon viewing this: Actually, the '60s conversions, while cringe inducing, are at least understandable. And the one pictured looks like somebody had it done professionally; looks pretty good. At least some idiot didn't chop it in the 1980s because he could.
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| # ¿ Sep 15, 2011 00:41 |
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McNally posted:I may have gotten a little desperate. Best ad ever on Gunborker. EVER. Cue to see how many idiots ask you if the AR is included.
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mikerock posted:I did a couple of re-enactments in Oregon in the early/mid 2000s. It was fun until after a couple of times I went out they felt it was time to belt out a song that went "Sechs millionen ist nicht genug" among other things. I they also gave a toast to Ronald Reagan that night "for finishing off the Commies" and also because he had died that day. I reenact both Second World War and French and Indian War. WWII brings out the idiots. French and Indian, as least the guys I do it with, are interested in drinking, shooting and having fun. It's a financial distinction: WWII repro stuff is cheap enough that Jimmy Redneck can buy everything he needs and half-rear end the rest. F&I War, well, the Regimental coat can easily cost as much as a decent WWII set-up by itself. When we do WWII we always avoid the known idiots if we can, including the overtly political assholes. At an event one year a group of Germans hung out the German Battle flag in a non-historical location, so that it was more of a statement. Then they proceeded to talk with visitors about how the holocaust never happened. My buddy was only the first to report them to the Fort's management. They left and will not be back. It can be an odd hobby to be sure. I've met some awesome people; I've also met some of the biggest douche-bags ever. The Vietnam reenactors are a really odd lot in a group of odd people. You have never seen history until you've seen a 300 pound Vietnam vet dressed in a NVA black uniform, complete with Asian style hat. It was just...off-putting. The rest of the group were assholes, up to an including the 22 year old parading around in DCUs with a dog doing what was perhaps the first 2003 Iraqi War impression in the States. This was in 2006. To poo poo like this, you just shake your head and sigh. Burning Beard fucked around with this message at Mar 3, 2012 around 15:08 |
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opengl128 posted:Kind of want this That looks like a British Navy Flare pistol with a S&W grip set on it. Fun Fact: Boba Fett's gun in The Empire Strikes Back is based on this type of pistol. Replace the gay S&W grips with a set of Webley grips.
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Sixgun Strumpet posted:No, S&W actually made them. That is an N-Frame Smith and Wesson gas gun. Well, smack my rear end and call me a bitch. They bear more than a passing resemblance to the old Webley stocked flare gun. Thanks for the correction. The next Dirty Harry style cop movie needs a fully stocked N-Frame as the protagonist's weapon. I declare this now.
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Sixgun Strumpet posted:You don't understand man, its a relic. At one of the Rapid lovely shows I was looking at what was essentially a rusted frame with a cylinder from a Colt SAA. No other parts. They guy had dug it up as well. My dad likes crap like this so I asked how much. He said $1000. I asked him again because apparently I had mis-heard him. Nope. Fucker wanted $1000 for this rusted piece of iron that vaguely resembled a pistol. His reason for the price? Well, the book gave that price as 10%, and right there is 10% of the pistol.  That was a year and a half ago. He was still set up last week. With his valuable hunk of iron yet too. And still the same price.
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