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Militaria
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calgoblin
Pathfinder Games
Ooo a Sten, yes please!
(How you aquire these things in this country is a mystery to me.)
Laws have changed!
No more exceptions to the gun law. I needed to use my sport shooting licence to register all of my rifles. The reason herefore is that because i known criminal that just got out of prison for arms dealing used illegal semi automatic firearms (A FN FAL) and hand grenades to go on a killing spree in Arlon. Because in his massive arms collection at home he had an historical K-31 rifle politicians decided to scrap the law saying that bolt action rifles from before WW2 and in a calibre that no nation uses any more for any official purpose are licence free.
I fail to see logic in this but hey, politicians must be right, right?
In short, you need to have a doctor consider you sane, you have to follow 12 gun safety classes, be a member of a shooting club, do a theoretical and practical exam about the category you prefer (pistol, revolver, rifle, smooth bore, black powder).
After that you can buy pistols in .22, bolt action rifles, hunting shotguns (no semi or pump). For the rest there are some other things you have to do.
For the British, this website sells a lot of weapons to you guys, deactivated mostly but if you have the papers not always.
They ship to most of europe also.
Deactivated guns - Arundel Militaria
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calgoblin
Pathfinder Games
That's cool, thank you! Though I'm guessing MI6 are now onto me for viewing such things...
No problem posting the link, they are a bit expensive though.
That better be M16 as in the first version, and not that modern **** that you see in games like Battlefield 4.
I am rather old school when it comes to firearms. There are very few weapons that i like that where not made before 1950.
Koenigstiger
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He means M i6 as in the British spy agency
Although spot on about the M16, I'm hoping the in country mod for RO2 is good so I can have a go with it.
Very true, but so are most online shops. Offline or second hands, that is where the deals are. walk into random gun shops and ask what they have. If they have something it is almost always cheap. As a rule a specialized shop is ALWAYS overpriced.
I bought my matching 1917 enfield SMLE III* for 350 euro, in shops in Belgium they go for 650 these days, ridiculous.
Example, I want to buy a German 1898 Bayonet, hard to find, in shops they ask 400 euro. I refuse to pay more then 170 for one, it might take me years to find but i don't care, finding something for a great price is where it is at.
There are also events where people buy and sell these objects for reasonable prices. But i don't know many of those in the UK.
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I bought my matching 1917 enfield SMLE III* for 350 euro, in shops in Belgium they go for 650 these days, ridiculous.
Example, I want to buy a German 1898 Bayonet, hard to find, in shops they ask 400 euro. I refuse to pay more then 170 for one, it might take me years to find but i don't care, finding something for a great price is where it is at.
There are also events where people buy and sell these objects for reasonable prices. But i don't know many of those in the UK.
Welcome to the War and Peace Revival - The War and Peace Revival ? The Greatest Gathering of Military Vehicles on the Planet
volcol
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Not very many specialised markets/meetups - but most town markets will have a stall that sells surplus or militaria, I've seen a whole host of items turn up at those (a ww1 webley bayonet being my favourite) just never had the money to buy anything much
Same here, money is always the issue. You must have in reserve because sometimes a super rare object pops up and then you have to act fast.
Anyway, about my Swiss 1889 Bayonet. It is not that easy to find, most have been adapted to an improved version since this one tended to fall out of the scabbard.
Also, the US Krag bayonet was based of it.
I think that most should be able to guess what i will post tomorrow now.
Anyway, about my Swiss 1889 Bayonet. It is not that easy to find, most have been adapted to an improved version since this one tended to fall out of the scabbard.
Also, the US Krag bayonet was based of it.
I think that most should be able to guess what i will post tomorrow now.
Just realized that we don't have a militaria thread here at all
K31 Schmidt-Rubin (unknown year)
Pull the bolt backwards a few cm en check what is written on top of the part that pops up.
I do not know what it is, but it shows the date of production or when it was put in service. If i cross-reference the serial with my book it gives me the same date. 1934.
If you want me to check for you please give me your serial number.
volcol
Well-known member
Shhhh - he's got a gun!
no worries i locked him in his room.. OH WAIT !!!
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