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My Bizarre NFA Story of the Day


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So a while ago I went on a roadtrip and as I was walking past a Veteran's Home I noticed a really cool display of what looked like cannons that might have come off a ship. As I began to walk across the lawn to another display underneath an American flag and a POW/MIA flag, I look down to see a PAIR of MG08/15 MGs. So I am thinking to myself these must certainy be fakes but as I begin to look at them they are both marked Spandau one is dated 1917 and the other is dated 1918 both have four digit serial numbers, I open the top cover and it is filled with rocks, the trigger on one of the guns can be pulled. I didn't check the other one. They have both been painted black and are in AMAZING condition considering that I think these guns are kept outside year round. The wood stock on both is toast and looks like it can't be saved. So here is my question does anyone think these guns are actually transferable or are they just on a Form 10 never to roar again? Has anyone ever "saved" guns in a situation like this? I am just curious because it really broke my heart to see them outside like that. Although, the display was very powerful.

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The American Legion post my Dad used to go to down in South Florida had a Maxim 08/15 that was given to them by the US Army back in the 1920's. They tried to sell it in the early 90's & found out it hadn't been registered.

 

Here in Louisiana, in the late 90's, a guy bought an older house. Up in the attic he found an 08/15! He called the ATF, it wasn't registered. Turns out in WWII, if you bought so many war bonds the Army would give you a German machine gun! It was "demilitarized" by removing the lock (the booster and fill port plug were also missing). The local ATF guys were trying hard to get it saved & offered it to the base museum. The director of the museum asked me to go examine it, but then never typed up the letter to get it. I have no idea what happened to it.

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Well, really depends on the status. Registered or not. then the "owner" has to want to get rid of them. We have "saved" a few guns like this but if no paperwork, they end up form 10 and no one will want to spend any money to bring them back to life. So, then they end up in the corner of a broom closet, and sit there until ......

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