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  1. 01-30-18, 08:15 #171
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    If I had to chose one Garand to own, it'd be along the lines of yours ... a WWII receiver but with a reasonably fresh rearsenaled barrel

    Of course, every guy needs at least two Garands ... a shooter and a safe queen collectible one!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burma Shave View Post
    I have more then one "safe queen", they are all battlefield pickups that come from "The Bulge" battlefield.
    Awesome, how did you manage that? And thanks for the great pics ... sure beats working right now, which is what I'm supposed to be doing!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burma Shave View Post
    Well, for once I live on the former "Bulge" battlefield, still today you can find small arms that had been put away by locals, just after the war had ended. Second reason, we are one of the last EU countries left, that have quite liberal gun laws! Maybe not as liberal opens as Texas, but much better then the rest of Europe and also many US States!
    Ah, so you reside in Germany, correct? I may have to visit over there with a metal detector! Crazy that folks have squirreled away WWII arms still ... they come up for sale often?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burma Shave View Post
    Nope, not Germany, Luxembourg. German gun laws are very restrictive! The battlefield pickups can be bought, but in 9 out of 10 it's from a fellow collector It's very seldom that you can find these guns in a gun store!
    Wow, don't know the last time I'd ever heard Luxembourg ever mentioned! INteresting info, good talkin' with ya!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burma Shave View Post
    No they are German, but contemporary ones. The gun is one of many that were rebuilt, either in the US or in Europe, based on the old receiver but with a mixture of NOS GI parts and a new stock. Then it was reproofed in a German proof house, before being sold to sport shooters. In many European countries, Germany is one of them, guns need to be proofed and proof marked before you are allowed to shoot them legally. If you have a WWII vintage gun in Germany, that has not passed over the bench of a proof house, you are not allowed to shoot it. It can only be acquired with a hard to come by collectors permit. Stupid but that's the way it is.
    Didn't see that you were in Europe before posting the question.
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