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Geez... This guy just wont stop. Looks like he went crazy with the "wire wheel aging."
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/951881452
I just checked GB and there is no mechanism to report something of this nature. Only if one were to by this and then file a complaint. But nothing to pre-emptively warn or bring to light these obvious back-yard manufactured rifles.
For those who dare, check out his arisaka paratrooper repro...
Everything is wrong with it. Even a novice would see the mistakes and raise questions.
Is that a numrich repro scope on there?
Jim,
You would be surprised!
Yup, Numrich repro scope and a ruined Savage No4.
Well, I'd just stay away from big buck guns nowdays. Too many fakes for me to take a bath.
I got lucky and picked up my no4T no scope because the description was “maybe sniper?” So I got it sub 1k on auction only to find it soaked in cosmo with all the correct markings and parts. I think a lot of these fakes are a little too perfect in having every detail but poorly done I might add
This would have you armourers out there doing back flips seriously that has sooo much wrong with it the seller obviously has no scruples in duping ppl of their dollars.
I know we try to save ppl from buying these abominations but in the end it is buyer beware, I just cannot believe he has no law suits against him for clearly selling an article that is not bona fide original.
I hope no one out there gets sucked in by this fella and parts with their $'s for this well ugly duckling, we can only wish eventually fair trading will cotton on to his ruses and punish them to the max damn charlatans.
Some lovely 1944 era Laser Engraving on that scope :)
Next time he should rub the lenses with some grains of sand for that true North African look! :D
I agree, if I was going to purchase something that expensive, I wouldn't do it without running it through the gambit on this forum first haha. If it passed muster by the experts on this forum then I might take a shot at it but otherwise, I would just stay away. You truly realize how many fakes are out there when joining a forum like this one. People who buy things like that without research are almost guaranteed to go wrong these daysQuote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
He's posted up another T....
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/955521504
and he has another one for sale, too...
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/955521504
and an Arisaka sniper...https://www.gunbroker.com/item/955824477
Amazing collection
he has a nice little cabin in the woods there.
Kinda like Dr. Frankensteins' lab: mangling rifles into abominations of nature.
What a ridiculous rendition of the rifle’s history he creates ?
But it’s in ALL CAPS, so it’s true.
This is exactly why I like collecting all the weird and less popular milsurps (Steyrs, Carcanos, etc.) simply because there is basically no fakes. Those few that are fakes are usually faked to try and make them look like something they are not (i.e. stamping a ton of waffenamts on a M95 rifle to say it was used by Nazi Germany).Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
I like the pic of the Jackass in the description pictures. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 303 Gunner
I am still, still not over the less savory antiques and firearms dealers and sellers writing entire encyclopedias in their descriptions, starting with the whole history of the entire category of the item in question and mentioning the prototypes and then the production history. (With clever listing keywords). Like a buyer does not even know what "rifle" means but is going to drop $1000.00 to $10000.00 for the specific (always overpriced) item? (Maybe I shouldn't be surprised.)Quote:
Originally Posted by HenryIII
(actually useful descriptions of obscure items from reputable dealers excepted)
But duly noted; so if I ever go to sell my rare Officer's Cadet's model Paratrooper Cavalry and Artillery Sniper's carbine Enfield personally used by Montgomery himself during his time in the Durban Police I will make sure to start the listing with the history of early Hande Gunnes invented in China.
Well this is a new wrinkle on the arisaka for me. Makes the verdict on the guy pretty final in my opinion.
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