A good friend dropped by my house yesterday with his family. His brother-in-law had just bought a collection of some old rifles and wanted me to look at them. Actually, I suspect he just wanted to make me jealous, but that's what friends do right?
In the trunk of the van he had,
an M1 Carbine, IBM barrel, Rockola receiver..very nice with good wood. Made me remember what a piece of junk my Universal carbine really is.
an M1903 with the pistol grip stock. NOt the A1 or A2 or A3, the original. Perfect condition.
An M1 Garand. 1952 Springfield barrel, receiver, and stock. I cried
A Swedish Mauser. I don't really know that much about the Swedish Mausers but I knew I wanted this one.
A Slovokian Mauser that looked like mine but where my rifle is in about relic condition, this one was in good condition.
And two Lee-Enfields that looked very different from one another. I know just about nothing about them as well, but they were in fine shape.
Then he has the audacity to tell me that he paid about 1200 for the whole lot.
Oh, and I forgot the slovokian Mauser was a Mitchell, with all matching numbers, the stock, the bolt, the receiver, the barrel, and it had the matching bayonet and other accoutrements.
with friends like these
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