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Paladin

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9. Grandpa's gun? Old war surplus rifle? $2000 scope sight?
Sat Sep 20, 2025, 05:31 PM
Sep 20

Something's not adding up, here...

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I don't think there is any issue that the gun is or is not the murder weapon Bernardo de La Paz Sep 20 #1
They have serial numbers. James48 Sep 20 #2
OK More of this official story is BS. If this was a WWII German rifle it is a 7.92x57mm Mauser. flashman13 Sep 20 #3
Century Arms alone sold tons of sporterized Mausers rebarreled to .30-06, dirt cheap sl8 Sep 20 #5
I bow to your superior knowlege. Nothing more reliable than internet posts in which the FBI reported it as a flashman13 Sep 20 #7
Question: Before those surplus WWII rifles were sold wouldn't they have been stamped with a serial number? flashman13 Sep 20 #8
Yes, after that requirement was instituted. 1968 Gun Control Act, I think. nt sl8 Sep 20 #12
They probably had serial numbers before they originally left the Mauser factory. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 20 #14
Yes, good point. nt sl8 Sep 20 #16
The average reporter is not competent to report intelligently on specifics about firearms, Jack Valentino Sep 20 #17
You can get Gew 1888 mausers shipped directly to your door without any paperwork. I believe it used the first smokeless ImNotGod Sep 20 #4
It was his Grandfathers gun and it had a $2000 scope on it is what I heard. Ellipsis Sep 20 #6
Grandpa's gun? Old war surplus rifle? $2000 scope sight? Paladin Sep 20 #9
Don't over think it. n/t Ellipsis Sep 20 #10
Good advice. Think I'll take it. (nt) Paladin Sep 20 #11
Thanks for that.... thought perhaps I was a being a bit short... Ellipsis Sep 20 #13
I've been in DU gun discussions for 24 years, now. Pretty hard to get me riled. Paladin Sep 20 #15
The scope was added long afterwards, obviously.... Jack Valentino Sep 20 #18
Private sellers are not required to record serial numbers of guns sold Kaleva Sep 20 #19
Ban unregistered guns and confiscate them, please. LudwigPastorius Sep 20 #20
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