Mas 36 with German SU40 marking
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Bigdibbs88
"Ach du lieber!"
yup i originally bought it, then had second thoughts and passed. Actually i just asked Kroh to wait a day to ship, he was his usual pleasant self (sarcasm).
its fake, look at the wings and the eagles feet, and look at the general thickness of the lines.
its fake, look at the wings and the eagles feet, and look at the general thickness of the lines.
I have heard reports of several French rifles marked with the Su40 depot acceptance including this K block MAS36, thought I had not seen actually one until this one popped up. From the pics, I think it is probably safe to conclude that they are all bogus.
This was the only depot marked MAS36 that I'd heard of. Anybody seen/own another?
This was the only depot marked MAS36 that I'd heard of. Anybody seen/own another?
Pat, from my own dealings with Empire Arms, he stands behind what he sells, which is why he is successful. Love him or leave him, I wish other dealers had his attitude towards that. I have seen him offer to buy back any RC rifle he has sold in the past at above what he sold them for!
I have to say that Beutewaffen are a potential minefield for collectors that know what they are doing, even more so for people that don't collect them. This also goes for reworked K98k rifles.
Bigdibbs88
"Ach du lieber!"
He may stand behind his stuff but to me there's something wrong about being told that several people have identified the marking as fake, then not even missing a beat in selling it to the next unsuspecting person who comes along. I would think that would at least merit some investigation, but he seems to know everything. So I think rather its more a game of : I say it's real because I'm an expert, but if you think it's fake you can return it and ill just immediately sell it to the next person.
The knowing turd monger is a fraud and huckster and more culpable than his victim in the game of toss the brown trout. However, he who buys without understanding, researching, buying good reference material, googling, etc., the militant moron accumulator, is not worthy of tremendous sympathy.
