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    For those interested the rifle/scope appear to be matched together. From my records the original chest sadly I did not record where I saw it (lazy).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lance View Post
    For those interested the rifle/scope appear to be matched together. From my records the original chest sadly I did not record where I saw it (lazy).
    Lance, this chest was one of the ex Faris collecton auctioned by Poulins - you mentioned it in the thread here - https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=62695

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lance View Post
    For those interested the rifle/scope appear to be matched together. From my records the original chest sadly I did not record where I saw it (lazy).
    This transit chest is not with the rifle. The one with the rifle is the one that is made up.

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    Replacement Chest

    The chest that's with that rifle is so far off that it doesn't even seem to be an attempt to deceive. It's just a wooden box made up to house that particular rifle, and then painted green. There's not even a hole to secure the lens brush bottle in, nor a slot for the IWS mount. Even the barcode sticker is wrong. It's just a box.

    The sellers either didn't do their homework (meaning they're a sloppy business), or aren't being properly representing what they are selling (meaning they're a dishonest business). But the box is clearly not meant to decieve any buyer who would spend north of $5k on the rifle and scope combo, and those look to be in great shape.
    Last edited by Troglodyte; 03-27-2022 at 02:21 PM.

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