One more fake 4(T)

[smle addict]

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...

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[browningautorifle]

Everything is wrong with it. Even a novice would see the mistakes and raise questions.

[Gil Boyd]

Jim,
You would be surprised!

[smle addict]

Yup, Numrich repro scope and a ruined Savage No4.

[EnfieldC]

Is that a numrich repro scope on there?

[browningautorifle]

Well, I'd just stay away from big buck guns nowdays. Too many fakes for me to take a bath.

[jond41403]

Well, I'd just stay away from big buck guns nowdays. Too many fakes for me to take a bath.

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 days

[Eaglelord17]

Well, I'd just stay away from big buck guns nowdays. Too many fakes for me to take a bath.

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).

[EnfieldC]

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

[CINDERS]

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.