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10-29-2009, 05:56 PM
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Strange antique gun shop email received today?
Received what may be a bogus email today (sender) C&M[14]
(subject) Antique Rare Mouser 1878 Zick-Zack for sale. I did not open the attachment. Does anyone know of a dealer C&M[14]? I have no idea what a 1878 Mauser zick-zack is. I search that out. Thanks,Bill |
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10-29-2009, 06:01 PM
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Did find out what a Zick-Zack was. Boy, what a strange looking pistol. Like to see that cycle in slow montion. No luck with the C&M
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10-30-2009, 11:56 PM
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I got one of those too. It is a dealer in Pakistan!
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10-31-2009, 08:37 AM
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 I don't suppose it's all that unusual that it ended up in Pakistan...or that it's for sale... (That is, if it's not a scam)... Coalition Forces captured a Borchardt in Iraq... http://www.hk94.com/hk/topic/19789-1...oading-pistol/ During the Viet Nam war, it was common to find all kinds of German (and other country) weapons in the hands of the Vietnamese...VC and friendlies... |
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10-31-2009, 08:46 AM
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VC's German guns came from two sources: (1) French. French left some German guns there; (2) Soviet. Russian supplied VC many C&R that they capured in the Great Patriotic War.
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10-31-2009, 09:39 AM
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Burmese BA52 Australian Owen Mk 1 Danish Madsen French M1949 US Thompson US 30 Carbine Belgian FAL UK Lee-Enfield Japanese Type 38 Japanese Type 99 US M1917 rifle US M1 rifle US BAR German MP-38 & 40 Chinese Type 36 Among many, many others. "VC" was a loose name for any forces in SE Asia which fought against imperialism, regardless whether they embraced Communism or not. The knew no borders; they fought French, British, Dutch, Japanese, Australian interests throughout the region. They imported arms from anywhere they could; captured whatever they could; and used whatever they could. After WW II, many arms were sold by the ton. I have a Dept of the Army pamphlet, "Weapons and Equipment Recognition Guide", 381-10, January 1966, listing, describing, and depicting hundreds of weapons found (and likely to be found) by US forces in Southeast Asia. Many are obscure and were obsolete even back then (like the French MAS 38). It was a fascinating period of weapons procurement and distribution. It is no fluke that odd pistols and rifles should be found there. Nowadays, the conflicts have moved farther West from there, but the sheer numbers of weapons bought, seized, traded, and sold pretty much guarantee that there will be desirable weapons found now and then... |
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