Anybody watching "Pawn Stars" on THC?

[Chuckindenver]

i used to watch it and even though i know is TV...couple things rubbed be wrong...first when they fired a Blunder buss, gawd. the Rokon buy. the Minerilli Indian mini bike...spent 3 grand on a bike worth 1000.00 tops...a restickered chapparel mini bike...when the guy took in a ejection seat and said it was complete and in working order {likely BS} and said sure its legal to own...
NOT! only if its had the rockets removed and demilled, ect ect,...
and though iv stopped watching that and topshots... i got wind of a rare 73 Husqvarna 400CR that they picked up and turned it into a chopper????gawd...what a waste...
i shoot and collect vintage weapons, as well as restore, collect and race vintage dirtbikes....only worse thing they could have done was to hire a hot looking redhead, and have dye her hair blonde...lol. im all about a restoration....but do it right or leave it alone..

[Harlan (Deceased)]

I didn't hear about the Husky Chuck. That would have made me sick!

I raced MX and cross country on a new 1974 125 CR Husqvarna and it was awesome at that time. I worked after school and all through the summer to buy it - $1000 in mid 70's money!
(Remember 'tickling' the Bing carburetors instead of a choke, and kick starting from the left side?)

At that time Bultaco, Husqvarna, and CZ were the front runners of the 125 class and the Japanese MX bikes were the back of the pack. (Mostly stripped down Enduros)

Then the Honda CR 125 Elsinore came out less than a year after I bought my Husky and everything else was obsolete overnight.

Later I worked at a Suzuki/Maico shop when I was in college and owner of the shop located a misplaced Maico 125 from somewhere that was still in the crate. It was a few years old at that time so it was completely obsolete and I think he got it for something like $400. I assembled it brand new from the crate and the owner gave it to his nephew to use as a 'cow-trailer' and he trashed it completely out.

The last time I saw it, it was piled in the back corner of the shop with a broken crank along with all the junk bikes people brought in to 'make run' but never picked up because the bill was too much.


That's me in the silver Bell Magnum helmet and my dad changing out a spark plug that was fouling out.
I used a big 'CZ' plastic gas tank for cross country races because it held more gas -

[snafu100]

new to this site but I'll chime in - ever notice when they have something they say is rare come into the shop - then there all over the internet in the coming months - one thing that comes to mind was a T13 Beano grenade after that show they showed up on a couple of sites that I follow

[John Sukey (Deceased)]

To answer the original question, Hotchkiss and Gatling guns are legal as they are NOT gas operated therefore requiring no paperwork. Actualy any machine gun that is papered is also legal to own.

Speaking of antique road shows, years ago they had the british one on television.
A woman brought in a Colt Walker that had been in the family since it was ISSUED to an ancestor! She had family records going back to that time period. The gun was in working order, but obviously the Blue had turned brown.
The so called "egg spurt" said, "Madam, you have a Colt Walker revolver, I would value it at 2000 pounds, BUT you should have the grips changed because they are a bit tatty! The IDIOT should have stuck to valuing chamber pots!!!!!!

[RobSmith]

There is a show called "Top Shot" available on history channel;'s website in streaming (free) which features the Hotchkiss this week.