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STP
02-13-2008, 11:12 AM
Am amazing opportunity...all you need is plenty of cash.

http://theothersideof kim.com/

Click on "Great Googly-Moogly"

Sigh........
Marlin Junky
02-13-2008, 11:45 AM
That's some collection.

I'll take the anti-tank rifles and the REMINGTON NO. 3 HEPBURN... 300 buck, each... my final offer! :-D
45nut
02-13-2008, 12:51 PM
Wow, thats a collection! I'll take the Savage pistol in 45acp, the Grease gun to match,, the Lahti 20mm...etc,etc,etc.....


Major drool factor...

direct link..

http://juliaauctions.net/auctions/233/div_catalog_233.asp?col=stern
Scrounger
02-13-2008, 12:52 PM
Bruce STERN, not the actor Bruce Dern who has a lovely daughter, Laura. You have to remove the space between "of" and "kim" to make the link work. Quite a collection.
Junior1942
02-13-2008, 12:58 PM
Bruce Stern sure had a lot of disposable income. I'm guessing he was single. . . .
45nut
02-13-2008, 01:16 PM
Gotta wonder if he knew Henry Bowman.... :)
garandsrus
02-13-2008, 01:25 PM
There is an article in the Feb 2008 American Rifleman about his collection and the auction. Here is the lead in:

"NRA directory and top military arms collector Bruce E. Stern spent a lifetime assembling a world-class collection. Some of his best pieces will be displayed at the National Firearms Museum."

There are more than 2000 items in the collection! There are over 100 machine guns.

John
C1PNR
02-13-2008, 09:11 PM
Hmmmm. When you start reading the descriptions of the full auto specimens, you begin to see an alarming rate of "unservicable" condition due to "plugging the barrel" stuff.

So you couldn't shoot them, but they still want $25 to $40K for them? WTH?:coffee:
richbug
02-14-2008, 04:41 PM
Hmmmm. When you start reading the descriptions of the full auto specimens, you begin to see an alarming rate of "unservicable" condition due to "plugging the barrel" stuff.

So you couldn't shoot them, but they still want $25 to $40K for them? WTH?:coffee:

they are "DEWATs"(deactivated war trophies and similar) Likely registered in the 1968 amnesty or before, but no taxes paid at that time. Since they were registered, they could be the basis for building a legal machine gun. Pay your tax, and repair or replace as needed.
Bret4207
02-14-2008, 07:22 PM
Glad it wasn't Bruce Dern. I love watching him die in The Cowboys, but not as much as I loved him in "Support your Local Sheriff". Can't abide his politics and yes, his daughter is hot in a skinny, blond sort of way.
DaveInFloweryBranchGA
02-14-2008, 11:13 PM
they are "DEWATs"(deactivated war trophies and similar) Likely registered in the 1968 amnesty or before, but no taxes paid at that time. Since they were registered, they could be the basis for building a legal machine gun. Pay your tax, and repair or replace as needed.

With most machine guns, repairing a plugged barrel is extremely easy, just swap another in place of the one that's plugged. A fast, easy job, since Machine guns are mostly made to change barrels easily.

As far as that collection goes, it certainly made me realize what a little punk boy collection of guns I own. Yes, I drooled when I looked at the picks.

Dave
mroliver77
02-19-2008, 04:01 PM
As far as that collection goes, it certainly made me realize what a little punk boy collection of guns I own. Yes, I drooled when I looked at the picks.

Dave

My "collection" might be small but I cast, reload and shoot them all! Health issues have reduced my toy selection in the last few years but I still have more than enough.
J