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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Reason I brought it up was that I started collecting late 50s early 60s.
That was when most stuff was still in the hands of vets. In my rural area if you ducked WW1 or WW2 you were a bit unusual if of proper age. My dad and grandfathers were vets. All their friends were vets. Same-same school mates. Somehow my buddy and I got interested in souveniers and spent most of our time knocking on doors, chasing rumours or just cornering these guys trying to get their stuff. We got tons of it. Anything you could imagine. We traded most of it off at gunshows. I never saw a single bringback authorization other than the one my dad had. I realize some got lost or separated, and that most stuff was brought home unpapered. There was a whole lot more stuff coming out of closets then than today by a longshot. None was very valuable and money was tight. A lot of vets had lost interest in the stuff. I got a luger for a day's work in a hayfield once. About 5 years ago I got a drilling and a G33/40 out of an attic and the closest thing was a letter from the guy telling his folks about a shotgun and rifle he was going to send home. Most of the papers appearing seem to be in the hands of dealers or internet sellers. For myself I buy a piece for itself and don't care about the story. That's just me. |
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