Originally Posted by
rockrat
Back in the late eighties, I knew a class III dealer friend of mine from high school, that had a HK model 53 smg. It was $1,500, but didn't want a little .223, wanted a 308 gun (model 51--never got!)so passed on it. Two weeks later, thought, ammo was cheap so I would buy it. Had been sold 3 days before. Could have sold it a couple of years ago for $18,000. Also a French Peauteux (sp?) 25mm and 200 rnds of ammo for $2,500 (worth about $30, 000 now) and a barret 50 cal for $1,600 (now about $8,000). Few other CIII things that would be worth $$$ now, but didn't have the $$ to buy the stuff.