P14 Sniper Wood

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I was wondering if I would get a reply as to what happened and why if I messaged him before the pitchforks and torches came out.
Or messaging him to at least tell the buyers of completed listings what they really got.
(Even though that tends to offend sellers just a wee bit.)

I also conjectured it could have been an estate or anti-gun police departments.
Its too bad that there could not have been a lawsuit or legal process or some kind of exception to keep these at least from being cut up above all.
That No 3 Mk I (T) A was on about the level of that case of that StG 44 that was saved from the smelter by the police and much rarer by the production numbers and with much less stigma.

Not denying there is a endemic problem of breaking up rifles, but:
Specifically in this one case there is no way the separated parts would bring more than the complete $10,000 to $20,000 rifle. Especially since no one in these listings apparently knew what they were buying.
And, I already ran the numbers: He sold a $2000.00-$10,000.00 rifle for about $885.88 and a $10,000 to $20,000 rifle (the No 3 Mk I* (T) A) for about $783.43!

Not a real great business deal there just based on the intrinsic value of the rifles alone and completely disregarding the true historical significance of these items.
I don't know if that makes it feel better or worse for whoever tried to profit by this.

At the very least if the firearms had to be chopped he could have sold the parts together for those with rare projects out there instead of parting them out to uninformed buyers.


Wonder if he threw the scopes away as old outdated garbage nobody would want?