Aimpoint M-68's on Ebay? Stolen?

**Mauser KAR98K** · 02-03-10, 11:11

I pose this question in regards to an aimpoint I am truly looking at to buy. I went through the "is it real, or is it fake" acrobats, and have determined it is real. Course, this came with a call to aimpoint. They did the same, "yeah, better be careful about ebay," such as I replied, "why I'm calling."

Then I told him that the sight in question said "Made in Sweden," which the service rep said, "it's highly possible it could be stolen government property."

Has anyone dealt with this before? I know there was a guy on here having that "kind" of problem with an ACOG. But ebay is littered with these M-68's. Last thing I want to do is defraud the government, or show up to a match and someone points out stole DOD property on my rifle.

P.S. I had sent an e-mail about the auction in question to aimpoint before the phone call, and the reply said "it seems okay."

**chadbag** · 02-03-10, 11:13

Not sitting where I can go check. Don't Aimpoints all have a S/N on them? Get the S/N and call Aimpoint back and see if they can tell you whether it went govt or commercial.

**Mauser KAR98K** · 02-03-10, 11:35

Oh, done did. Actually they didn't want the serial number, but they said the "Made in Sweden" is the clue that it is government issue. They also said they don't keep a data base on such matters...which is odd.

S/N without the full spread: 1036.....

**chadbag** · 02-03-10, 11:42

I would stay clear.

When you say M-68 I assume you are talking about the M2 version of the M68 and not the M4 update to M68?

My commercial M2 and ML2 do not say made in sweden anywhere that I can see.

They do have the model number 10336 or 10338 (from memory) and then #XXXXX

so

10336 #xxxxxxxxx

on the side

**Mauser KAR98K** · 02-03-10, 11:48

Thanks a'bunch. Thought it looked too good to be true.

**JBecker 72** · 02-03-10, 12:09

I find it odd that there is a bunch on ebay located in Watertown NY that look sand blasted.
Watertown is like 20 minutes from Ft Drum

**chadbag** · 02-03-10, 12:16

They also say

Comp M2 on the side as well.

**Failure2Stop** · 02-03-10, 12:57

There are MANY M68s that were DRMOed, acquired legally and with government consent by individuals. Once they take possession of those items they can do whatever they want to with them, to include selling them.

What I would be careful of is the fact that to be DRMOed, there was something wrong with the optic. Maybe it will be/was a simple fix to get it back up and running, maybe it will be a POS for the rest of its natural life.

**C45P312** · 02-03-10, 13:05

Looking at our M2s here for sale they don't say "Made in Sweden" but two issued ones do say it. Maybe the reps right about that. These issued M2s are abut 4 years old

Do you have a link to the auction?