hawk Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/german2.jpghttp://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/jap_type_99.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/subguns.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp44a.jpg OK Guys if I figured this out right here is some of my stuff. All C&R weapons, live and ready to rock. MP40 AYF41 early Erma with transitional features (hook bolt handle, MP38 style front sight hood with hook for cover), FXO MP44 1945, Steyr MP34, Jap Type 99 rechambered to .308, 1928A1 Thompson and the AYF Erma 1941 MP40. If the pictures aren't there I'll feel stupid. Also, remember, this is my hobby and collection, NOT MY PHILOSOPHY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp40 Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hawk, very, very, very, nice!What a great collection! I wish it was mine! Man, the aluminium resting bar really stands out on your mp40! By the way, What's the 99 like to shoot? and what magazines do you use in it? (or was the 7.7 close enough to .308 to work?) well, i am very jealous now! http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/mad.gif Thanks! http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/laugh.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Thanks, MP40. I've been working on the collection for a while The Type 99 is very enjoyable shooting, recoil is not too bad since it weighs 23 lbs and it spits em out at about 750rpm. Very accurate. Only problem is keeping it fed. That's actually a US M14 20 round mag in the picture, but normally I use modified German MG13 mags. An original T-99 mag will work with .308's I heard, wish I had an original mag for it. Maybe someday. Happy Holidays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp40 Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Was the.308 conversion expensive? it's cool to see a shootable type 99! and, do you get to shoot the mp40 and the rest of the collection much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 It was .308 when I got it so I don't know the cost. I shot the 40 last weekend, first time in a while for any of them. I try to keep them as active as I can which is not often enough. I have a different bolt, recoil tube, and barrel for the 40 when I shoot, cause I don't want to take any chances since it all matches. I have a few M1 & M1A1 carbines that I shoot more regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3-2 Posted December 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 HAWK......wow, very nice ! GREAT collection. Of course we all wish we had your goodies too ! Now how do you post the pictures ? Dan G. Girard, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglewalk Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Wonderful Hawk !!...Yes, it does take time, and being at the right place at the right time too......nice collection............jw http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 I posted the pictures at www.photobucket.com then uploaded them to this site. Photobucket is a free site, pretty easy to use. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21 smoker Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 HOLY HIMMLER BATMAN!!!! NICE COLLECTION,YOU ARE OUR HERO!KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, GOTTA LOVE THAT MP44,AND 40,AND34....KEEPEM`SMOKIN`out. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry in MI Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hawk, You wouldn't happen to be the very nice gentleman who brought some of your fine collection to the gun show at Birch Run a few week ago, would you? Thanks, Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Jerry, I have been to Birch Run before, but not for a year or so. I would have liked to have seen the collection there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry in MI Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hawk, Yeah, it was quite surprising to see his collection there, it's not usually that kind of show. He had a MP40, MP43, Sten MK II, ZB26, Type 99, and another MG I did not recognize (it had a horizontal drum, but it wasn't a 180). He was very friendly and let people hold the weapons, I held the MP43 for the longest time (I didn't want to put it down), and he even let my son, who is only 7, hold the MP40. He was very talkative and chatted with us and many other people for quite a long time. It was definitely the highlight of the week for both my son and I. I told him about about the forum, which he did not seem to know about. With similar guns, and with your timing joining the boards, I thought you might have been him, sorry about that. Thanks for sharing the pictures, you have a great collection. Take care, Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevezz1 Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Hi All, Just thought i would show my slab side MP.40. It is a bnz.42. Serial # 3599 Unfortunatly not all matching numbers. Other wise excellent condition with 90% original bluing and original sling. Deactivated according to U.K. regulations. Old spec. all moving parts and fully stripable. I bought this one three years ago, at the anual Beltring militaria show in Kent, for £875.00 Hope you like it............. Regards, Steve. http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/stevezz1/slab_side__LH.JPG http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/stevezz1/RH.JPG http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/stevezz1/rear_view.JPG http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/stevezz1/close_up.JPG http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/stevezz1/breech.JPG Many thanks to Hawk for instructions on posting pictures :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp40 Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Hi Steve, Thank you for posting those very nice pictures of your mp! Your mp looks as if (well, at least i can't quite see clearly enough to tell) it was not modified for the late push-pull saftey i think that it would look cool if it had the original hook type cocking handle...That is a very nice example of an mp40! Seeing this nice mp40 and thinking that it will possibly never fire again, kind of depresses me..But however, it is still complete! And you are able to own it instead of just a pile of parts like we are forced to own here! Unless, we are lucky to be in the right place and the right time and have the wherewithal and the money! Again, Thank you for posting the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Stevezz1 NICE PICS of your MP40! I really like the slab side mag well. I'll try to post a better picture of mine, now that I've seen great the great pics you posted. Hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Stevezz1 How are machine guns de-activated in England? Below is my Styre MP-34 9mm Para http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/MP-34.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3-2 Posted December 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 People...I STILL don't see where the procedure is on the message board to upload pictures. Am I missing something here ? Help, Help ! Dan G. Girard, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Here are a few better pictures of my AYF41 showing early transitional features. http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp40aa.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp40e1.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp40c1.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp40b1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta3-2 Posted December 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Hawk...what a beautiful firearm. Your Erman MP is actually quite a pretty looking weapon. Can't wait to get thru all the hoops and take delivery of my bnz 43. Dan G. Girard, PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevezz1 Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Hi Hawk, That is an awsome looking AYF. Looks like it just came from the factory......!!!! And you shoot it......? Fantastic..... Is the clip infront of the forsight for the attatchment of a muzzle cap? My slab-side has that also....... The MP.34 is nice too, I have often thought of buying one of those. Regarding deactivation here in the U.K.......Here is what has to be done, it is not very nice to read.......... The breech is pluged and welded and the breech block/firering pin are gound back so that a round cannot be picked up and pushed into the breech........ Not to bad really when you compare that to what has to be done post 1995......... Now all sub-guns have to be welded up completly....the barrel is pluged, the breech-block is welded shut and even the mag is welded in............!!!!! And i saw one one these 'new spec' deacs for sale today........the dealer was asking £970.00...........!!!!!!!! What a rip-off.........!! You can just see the plug in the breech of my slab-side pic. Hi MP.40, My slab-side has the push/pull safety/cocking handle and it has 'ayf' stamped on the end. Best regards to all, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted December 21, 2003 Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 Got one. Always a favorite. Mine is a bnz43. Late style one piece lower. Original matching SN C&R gun. Supposedly came out of the Winchester museum several years back as evidenced by an inventory tag marked "W 12" stuck on the left side of the bakelite. Haven't done solid research to confirm this, but that tag matches those found on other confirmed guns out of the Winch museum. It's 85% with a lot of blue turned brown. The blue on the inside looks like it was done yesterday. Got a nice piece of bakelite (without the tag) for display purposes. Found an original recoil spring assembly and an early hooked cocking handle bolt to shoot in it, preserving the originals. Stock is nice and tight. Not as nice as my MP44, but what ya gonna do. It's a dream to shoot. Just sits there. What a sight picture http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/cool.gif I'll do some photos after the holidays. Got some original pouches. An early set faded tan all web metal tabbed, and a 1943 green web with the red thread running trough the material. When I was in a class III partnership in the late 1980's, we had several Wilson tube guns come through at $800- 900 each. I held out for a real one. Finally found one and had money in hand in 1994. It was in a Shotgun News ad for $2300. It's the bnz43 I described above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Photos of my FXO Mp44 http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp44b.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp44c.jpg http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/hawkey/mp44d.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 You guys have some cool stuff! Mine stuff is kind-a-crappy but works and rents at the shoots! A buddy of mine was a German POW after he was shot down and spent a couple years at one of their "summer camps". He brought some stuff back gave it to me and got me started in collecting WWII german stuff. Most of it I got rid of but I still have some left... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mp40 Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Guys, beautiful firearms! And further, all that I can say is...AAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGG! (and damn Washington state!) http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/mad.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Bob, Very nice collection! The BNZ looks like it has seen some action and the twin MG42's are too much! Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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