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    Roger,
    Smoothbore SMLE shotgun 17.50 GBP in 1975 you were robbed...............I lived in a shoebox on a motorway
    Amazing pricing stuff back then in OUR lifetimes, and the stable Firearms Lawa aound ALL weapons......NEVER again sadly, they would love to see all weapons banned, certainly this side of the pond!!!
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    17.50 GBP?
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Quote Originally Posted by Warren View Post
    Does Tom Collins ever bring back memories of greasy fish and chips in newspaper, the bog in the back yard and shooting pistols in the basement.

    And customers coming in to get for paraffin for their stoves. A bull terrier who called in for his daily biscuit.

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    Yes Gil, 17.50 GBP. Then I bought a peach of a LB 1944 No4 for the same price........you pay that much for a butt plate for one now.

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    I often look back just for fun. Missed out on a lot but also got some really great surplus firearms at decent prices. A couple favorites: 1943 Sako M39 with all matching numbers and a beautifully striped wartime stock. Got it around 15 years ago for $200.00. No4 Mk2 made by Faz dated 8/49. This one is all matching and appears to have been used by some military. The date leads me to believe it was used by Britainicon, perhaps in Korea. Got it for $150.00 back when Russianicon Mosins were everywhere for $100.00 and a full case of ammo could be had for $70.00. Never did find good cheap .303.

    There have been recent surplus guns available from a few countries but they seem to be drying up. And when they show up the prices are way higher and ammo isn't cheap if you can find any.

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