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Original US Military Machine Guns on the Civilian Market (w/ John Keene) (Ad-free)
🕑 Added 2024-08-03 12:00:01 +0000 UTCToday Ian is back with NFA specialist John Keene of the Morphy Auction Company to talk about US military machine guns. Specifically, how intact and original examples end up in the civilian market. Some models, like the Reising, as very easy to find in completely original condition (almost hard not to, really). Others, like the belt-fed Browning 1917 and 1919 models are very rare in original condition, and are almost always found as parts kits built on newly-registered receivers. What drives these differences?
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Glenn Miller
Would love to hear John's war stories!
Guido Schriewer
semi's are hard enough to feed. fullauto... too rich for my blood. end was funny... oh that uhem that's a drill part. no big deal. for... peepipes at fob's. π€₯π€«
Mrgunsngear
Interesting history for sure
moosemaimer
Any chance of getting these as audio downloads again?
Thomas Batha
It is amazing how (by todays standards) how informally machine guns were transferred out of government control or haphazardly destroyed. Our local PD acquired a M1921 US Navy overstamp and registered it, probably right after WWII. Then, in the late 1950's the local SAC base gave them 3 M1 Thompsons. All the AF needed was a receipt to show how they were cleared off their property books.
Mark Brian
Ian does a great job, not being shy about bringing up various points to stimulate the narrative from the guest, even when he isn't sure about the validity of the particular point.
