NIGHTLORD40K
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I was at the gunshow today with my daughter and spied a very distinctive muzzle-brake bobbing through the crowd by the concession stand-
Although, Id only ever seen the Reising M50 in books up to this point I recognized it immediately, though I assumed the gentleman was toting one of the (still quite rare) semi-auto variants made postwar by Harrington and Richardson.
Well, the fella took his hotdog and wandered to a table near us, so I had the chance to compliment him on his neat gun. This chap was surprised I was aware of the Reising and quite generously offered to let me fondle it. Turns out it was a fully functional M50 SMG, complete with selector switch!
For those who arent familiar, the Reising was used by the Marines in the early stages of WW2, but proved unreliable when exposed to jungle conditions and was replaced quickly once sufficient Thompsons and Grease Guns were available.
At this point I started sizing him up as a potential ATF agent, but he appeared to be on the level- though his asking price of $6500 seemed extremely low for a registered NFA gun......
In any event, I didnt ask too many questions and handed back a very cool peice of history that I never expected to see, let alone handle.
Just proves you NEVER know what you will see at a gunshow!
Although, Id only ever seen the Reising M50 in books up to this point I recognized it immediately, though I assumed the gentleman was toting one of the (still quite rare) semi-auto variants made postwar by Harrington and Richardson.
Well, the fella took his hotdog and wandered to a table near us, so I had the chance to compliment him on his neat gun. This chap was surprised I was aware of the Reising and quite generously offered to let me fondle it. Turns out it was a fully functional M50 SMG, complete with selector switch!
For those who arent familiar, the Reising was used by the Marines in the early stages of WW2, but proved unreliable when exposed to jungle conditions and was replaced quickly once sufficient Thompsons and Grease Guns were available.
At this point I started sizing him up as a potential ATF agent, but he appeared to be on the level- though his asking price of $6500 seemed extremely low for a registered NFA gun......
In any event, I didnt ask too many questions and handed back a very cool peice of history that I never expected to see, let alone handle.
Just proves you NEVER know what you will see at a gunshow!
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