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eodinert
08-17-14, 02:21
Clearly visible in the video, not mentioned in the report. I hope word gets back to the donor on how bad they screwed up. I suspect they got about $100 for it.

http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/local/buffalo/2014/08/16/pre-paid-credit-cards-offered-in-exchange-for-guns/14158689/
MorphCross
08-17-14, 02:28
Was it a true StG44 and not one of those .22 cal rimfire reproductions?
SteyrAUG
08-17-14, 03:30
Was it a true StG44 and not one of those .22 cal rimfire reproductions?

Hard to tell from the video, but it looks like a .22 copy.
eodinert
08-17-14, 03:48
I'm no expert, but it looks patina'd to me.
MorphCross
08-17-14, 03:58
If only they had flipped it onto the other side, we would have been able to see the tell tale slot in the magazine. But the finish looks way too uniform to be a last days of the Wehrmacht manufactured rifle.
Honu
08-17-14, 04:10
Would like a way to get say 10,000 crap rusted non working guns and bring them to a buy back :)
VLODPG
08-17-14, 06:18
I'm no expert, but it looks patina'd to me.

It sure does!
Caeser25
08-17-14, 09:51
I'd say it's real based on the magazine.

http://www.americantactical.us/3363/detail.html
MorphCross
08-17-14, 14:26
I'd say it's real based on the magazine.

http://www.americantactical.us/3363/detail.html

Thing is the .22 rimfire versions only have the slot on one side. 27987
SpeedRacer
08-17-14, 14:50
I'd say it's legit, there's a very brief moment where you can see that the receiver slot for the charging handle extends all the way back, where the .22 version is only about 3" long. It also looks to be in very..."surplus" condition in all the right places. Lastly the mag is a bright blued finish where all the .22 mags I see are a dull/flat black.
SteveS
08-17-14, 16:20
Just when I was thinking California had the dumbest people in the U.S.A.
MorphCross
08-17-14, 16:54
Just when I was thinking California had the dumbest people in the U.S.A.

I stand corrected. People can be dumb enough to do this. http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2014/01/01/stg-44-turned-ca-buyback-200-gift-card/
MAUSER202
08-17-14, 17:39
It looks real to me, the patina and the blued mag are what makes me say yes
ForTehNguyen
08-17-14, 20:41
it looks real, the 22 copy looks like this. The one in the video definately looks aged

http://www.oeoutfitters.com/ProdImages/WSProdLG_DSC_0005.JPG
Iraqgunz
08-17-14, 20:51
It's hard to tell, but I think it may be real as well.
Moose-Knuckle
08-18-14, 03:34
I swear I need to start going to these events with cash in hand to out bid the anti's and score rare finds. Diamonds in the rough are out there . . .