
Wtk: Commercial Parts/cleaning Kits
#1
Posted 23 January 2005 - 08:40 PM
What are these kits worth each today?
#2
Posted 23 January 2005 - 08:59 PM
#3
Posted 24 January 2005 - 01:08 PM
#4
Posted 24 January 2005 - 05:59 PM
What gets me the lack of documention for these kits having been offered for sale back when.
I was looking at buying one at KCR once and I think it was Bill Douglass and Greg Fox both convinced me to not buy.
good luck
#5
Posted 24 January 2005 - 06:02 PM
Also am looking for a numbered colt L drum and a colt "No" L drum.
#6
Posted 24 January 2005 - 06:06 PM
#7
Posted 24 January 2005 - 06:24 PM
the canvas looks right, the brushes look correct, and the parts are advertised as unopened(would be easy to tell if they are military or colt parts, correct?)
#8
Posted 24 January 2005 - 06:30 PM
#9
Posted 24 January 2005 - 07:51 PM
#10
Posted 24 January 2005 - 08:45 PM
Any idea why someone would raise a price of an article that is not selling?
#11
Posted 24 January 2005 - 09:15 PM
#12
Posted 24 January 2005 - 09:23 PM
#13
Posted 24 January 2005 - 09:29 PM
One could only speculate why the price was raised. I actuallly thought his original price was pretty fair, but still not in my interest having no written documentation of their existance in any AO literature that I am aware of. I still believe they are a desirable collectable item, just not for me. As pca16 noted Charlie figured it out and got the price right.
michael
#14
Posted 25 January 2005 - 03:31 PM
I had one of the Mills parts kits offered to me at KCR. The pouch was correct and so were the brushes. But when I opened the green wrapper to inspect the parts, they were obviously Savage '28 parts (S marked) and not the original Colt parts. Autoweapons.com says their kits are sealed and they will not open them to show you what is inside. I have only seen 2 of these kits and neither was "sealed". They appeared to be the normal green grease wrap and can be unfolded easily. A picture of an unfolded greasepack from one of these canvas kits is in "Thompson, The American Legend on p. 356. There are many repros and misrepresented items out there. Be careful and inspect everything personally, if possible. I now have a list of repro TSMG, BAR, and MP40 pouches, belts, and canvas cases that were passed off as originals. Especially watch for the canvas carry cases put out by Pacific Canvas and Leather. A picture of these repros will look to be an original.
Carey