I won this rifle in a grey blanket auction a few weeks ago, and I am very excited to own one of the pieces of history. Sold a Hungarian m44 to pay for it (very broke right now) but it was worth it. I'm into it for around $300 after shipping and I think that's cheap money.
Picked it up from the FFL a few days ago and it's nicer then I expected, so I'm even better now. Unfortunately I have not had the chance to break it down yet as the rear band is pinned.
But, let me ask you what are your guys thoughts in the initials cut into the stock, a detractor or a non issue ??
You can get a good deal on a grey blanket every now and then
You can get a good deal on a grey blanket every now and then
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Attractor, if anything. Great find!
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"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it". Mark Twain
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Re: You can get a good deal on a grey blanket every now and
Maybe the former owner was into Van Halen. 
Nice rifle!
Nice rifle!
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A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
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Dang, my money was on Van Helsing...entropy wrote:Maybe the former owner was into Van Halen.
Nice rifle!
Nice pickup Gsragtop!
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Re: You can get a good deal on a grey blanket every now and
You're both wrong, it belonged to Victor Hugo.
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M91/30 1940 Izhevsk
Oct 1944 Springfield Armory M1 Garand
Czech post war K98k
Izawa Jyuko Series 9 Type 99
SMLE No.1 Mk.III 1918 "peddled scheme"
Oct 1944 Springfield Armory M1 Garand
Czech post war K98k
Izawa Jyuko Series 9 Type 99
SMLE No.1 Mk.III 1918 "peddled scheme"
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Wow..(on the 2 grand one.)
Nice rifle Gsragtop
Nice rifle Gsragtop
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That is a gorgeous old rust bucket. I don't think the personalization hurts it.
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No problem, it just adds o the mystery behind these rifles.
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Re: You can get a good deal on a grey blanket every now and
Three fu*kin grand??? Were the hell are these people when I want to sell something?
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Trick question, you never sell anything.Junk Yard Dog wrote:Three fu*kin grand??? Were the hell are these people when I want to sell something?
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As to the added initials, I think they add a little bit of mystery. Nice pick up.
Damn, I'll bet that's going to leave a mark! Probably hurt too!
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"I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors."
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I sell things every day, both for the business and for myself, just not guns. I sell cars, car parts, antique phonographs and parts for them, various antique items, lawnmowers, I average 400-500 sales a year on eBay, sometimes more. Right now I am packing an ignition coil and igniter box off a 1981 Toyota Corolla to be sent to a customer who paid me $45, I would have really loved $4500Gsragtop wrote:Trick question, you never sell anything.Junk Yard Dog wrote:Three fu*kin grand??? Were the hell are these people when I want to sell something?
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
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I wouldnt pay 3 grand for the rifle my Grandfather carried during the war!! 
....I dont know. Maybe I would.
....I dont know. Maybe I would.
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My Son will get the rifle his great-grandfather carried during the war; and it won't cost him a dime. 
"Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." -Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien
Murphy was an optimist.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an
invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a
sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the
dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an
equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a
computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects - Robert A. Heinlien
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May dad carried a M1928A1 until he could trade it off for a M3. I'd gladly pay $3000 for his if it had the proper papers.NLMosin wrote:I wouldnt pay 3 grand for the rifle my Grandfather carried during the war!!
....I dont know. Maybe I would.
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Try selling old Mopar parts if you want some coin![/quote][/quote]I have sold MoPar parts, more than you can imagine, I am still selling Mopar parts when they come available. I have and continue to make money off of them, whole cars and parts. I play with milsurps but cars and parts are what I do, antique ones anyway. Most interesting part I sold this month is a 1941 Lincoln Zephyr V12 engine and transmission. They are going to south America were they will be used to build a hot rod Lincoln, same exact car as in the original song by that title. They paid us a lot of money42izzy9130 wrote:[quote="Junk Yard Dog] I Right now I am packing an ignition coil and igniter box off a 1981 Toyota Corolla to be sent to a customer who paid me $45, I would have really loved $4500
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Very cool I like the initials. Not so sure about the stock crack though... But a P-26 is a P-26
I like the initials. Not so sure about the stock crack though... But a P-26 is a P-26