UK member just joined
UK member just joined
Hi - been on here a few days, reading old posts and getting a feel for the US scene - don't want you guys thinking I'm a lurker
I've already made the acquaintance of Ryan Schnee and Damien Horn, and have met Folke Myrvang at our War and Peace show - he signed his book for me!
Got a UK deac MG34 and MG42, plus Lafette 34 '39 dated with original leather pads. All the other accessories that seem to accumulate like ammo tins and drums, barrel carriers etc etc and an ex-Portuguese transit chest for the 34. The deactivation process is relatively benign as it's invisible from the outside and the guns can still be cocked and dryfired.
I have to say I wince when I see what demilling involves on your side of the water, all those cut through receivers... I know you can then rebuild them as SA but still... original parts gone for good...
Here, as I'm a re-enactor with (Tiger-1.org) we can hire live weapons to fire blanks at events from a section 5 Firearms dealer, although these are usually rechambered for 7.62mm for cost reasons as NATO blanks are plentiful and cheap, but 7.92 not so easy to get. Most of our guys that have K98 rifles have them on FAC (Firearms Certificate) so they can keep them in Gun Cabinets at home, and they usually keep them as 7.92 as well (bloody loud compared to 7.62!)
I'll post again if I have anything useful to say, or more likely questions for the many experts on here! Nice to meet you all guys - I note some of you are renactors as well.
Regards
I've already made the acquaintance of Ryan Schnee and Damien Horn, and have met Folke Myrvang at our War and Peace show - he signed his book for me!
Got a UK deac MG34 and MG42, plus Lafette 34 '39 dated with original leather pads. All the other accessories that seem to accumulate like ammo tins and drums, barrel carriers etc etc and an ex-Portuguese transit chest for the 34. The deactivation process is relatively benign as it's invisible from the outside and the guns can still be cocked and dryfired.
I have to say I wince when I see what demilling involves on your side of the water, all those cut through receivers... I know you can then rebuild them as SA but still... original parts gone for good...
Here, as I'm a re-enactor with (Tiger-1.org) we can hire live weapons to fire blanks at events from a section 5 Firearms dealer, although these are usually rechambered for 7.62mm for cost reasons as NATO blanks are plentiful and cheap, but 7.92 not so easy to get. Most of our guys that have K98 rifles have them on FAC (Firearms Certificate) so they can keep them in Gun Cabinets at home, and they usually keep them as 7.92 as well (bloody loud compared to 7.62!)
I'll post again if I have anything useful to say, or more likely questions for the many experts on here! Nice to meet you all guys - I note some of you are renactors as well.
Regards
David
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Good Morning David and welcome to the board!!
You'll soon find that you've fallen in with a sorry lot - but one that can provide boatloads of information.
Again, welcome!!
Regards,
Orin
PS: Get the camera out and send us photos of the goodies that you have...
You'll soon find that you've fallen in with a sorry lot - but one that can provide boatloads of information.
Again, welcome!!
Regards,
Orin
PS: Get the camera out and send us photos of the goodies that you have...
"It is well that war is so terrible -- lest we should grow too fond of it." Gen. R.E. Lee CSA
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Depends on who I'm sniping at -Pug42 wrote:Thanks 762x51 (is that ball or dum-dum ha ha)
I saw the post and that is a really great looking find you have there!! -
I would ask Damien Horn what he thinks as he has a number of those.
Regards,
Orin
"It is well that war is so terrible -- lest we should grow too fond of it." Gen. R.E. Lee CSA
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Well, it's like the old saying:rocco1911 wrote:Hey there you will have to say hello to Britcopinaz Hes a fellow Brit and a helluva gret guy lives out here in Arizona now but you still cant understand half of what he says when you talk to him or at least i cant good to see you made it
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