Old Dog
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Still waiting to hear exactly what a "Colt M1" is. M4? M16?
My point is an AKM is not terribly rare or special everywhere else on planet Earth. In fact they are extremely common and very inexpensive, except for here in the US. Which seems a little funny given we are the largest legal civilian firearm marketplace.AK's are a special case. Imports of full autos were halted with the Gun Control Act of 1968, so very few bona fide full auto AK's (a handful of Vietnam bringbacks) made it in before then. It's true that semis could have been imported after that, and domestically converted to FA up until May of 1986, but a converted semi isn't nearly as valuable as an original FA. Those are so valuable because they are so rare.
Point taken. The parts of the world, where AK's are common and inexpensive, really fall into two categories: Third-World failed states, such as Somalia and Yemen, where AK's are legal (but you wouldn't want to live there), and then places, such as parts of southern and eastern Europe, where on paper they are prohibited or tightly regulated, but the regulations are roundly ignored by the population. An example is Greece, where all centerfire rifles are generally prohibited, but nevertheless the country is awash in Kalashnikovs. (Just today, the police uncovered yet another cache of buried AK's outside the town of Kastoria. It is said that some members of the police were the ones originally involved in putting the guns there. https://www.ekathimerini.com/256878...ons-and-ammunition-found-buried-near-kastoria For every cache like this that is found, there are probably a hundred more that are not found.)My point is an AKM is not terribly rare or special everywhere else on planet Earth. In fact they are extremely common and very inexpensive, except for here in the US. Which seems a little funny given we are the largest legal civilian firearm marketplace.
I thought I was the only one. Maybe Carbine?Still waiting to hear exactly what a "Colt M1" is. M4? M16?
Distrust of government in Greece goes back to the 400 year Turkish occupation (if not before). The entire history of Greece has been a struggle against despotism of one form or another, the latest being the military Junta of 1967-74.Greece....the Nazis and then the civil.war after......a lot of em aint very trusting LOL
If you get to know Greeks really well, the guns start to come out of the woodwork. All sides pumped guns into Greece during WW2 and the civil war that followed. Then the latest wave was the Kalashnikovs that came into the country after the collapse of the Hoxha regime in neighboring Albania. (The Greek police estimate that there are at least 250,000 AK's floating around the country -- all illegal of course.) Some villages in Crete, such as Anogia and Zoniana, are so lawless (guns, drugs, etc.) that the police don't dare to go there. But those villagers operate by their own code, which is pretty rigid. They have their guns, and outsiders better not cross them. Everyone who has tried, from Turks, to Nazis, to the current Greek police, has regretted it. (You don't hear much about this because it would hurt tourism.)How many still hiding guns in walls?
Colt didn't make either Garands or Carbines. The only thing it could be would be a Thompson -- but not an M1 Thompson, because Colt didn't make them.Colt M1 usually goes hand in hand with Garand or Carbine.
Bob Willman
Would that be Jaqua's Fine Guns? I remember seeing their ad in Shotgun News. They had some mighty fine guns back then, well above my pay grade but still fun to look at and dream!
I have many fond memories from perusing Jaqua's gun room. I'll spell my name backwards so we don't get confused.I bought my first Skeet Gun front Jaqua's and over the years have purchased from them many times. They are well know as a major "Game" (i.e. clay sport games etc.) Gun supplier.
Bob
I suppose if one really wants to play w the new FA stuff they gotta be a dealer.
Mo money mo money mo money.
And then when they quit the samples have to go bye bye
Think there a store front req.
Can ya piggy back your FA store off an existing establishment?
Like say you own a cigar store but want to sell FA to agencies.
Thatd be a cool place
The ultimate smoke shop.