For her, learning was never a means to an end, but an end in itself, an inexhaustible wellspring of amusement and delight. She was the source, we think, of our delight in books, reading and the pursuit of knowledge. She would have some witty way of expressing it, too. She would be greatly amused by the fact that she was cremated, and her cremains then buried. (It was a bit hectic, as none of our usual nurseries are open yet, the spring has come so soon this year). We placed some small flowering plants upon her stone yesterday, and took a picture for more distant relatives. Sunday SilenceĪ moment of silence, please, for the Blogmother, who slipped the surly bonds of earth a year ago yesterday. This entry was posted in Consumer Alert!, Crew-Served, Support Weapons, The Past is Another Country, Weapons that Made their Mark on Maby Hognose. But all these guns are priced in Barrett territory, which makes them (in our opinion, for whatever value you may give that) underpriced. Of these, in our opinion the one with the greatest historic significance and the best potential for appreciation is the original T-Gewehr. As you can see, it attaches to the barrel, leaving the receiver unmarked. This is a close-up of the single-shot breech and the sturdy scope-mount rail as installed. Original parts unaltered and complete with the original barrel! Note: ATF has ruled these are not a destructive device. 50 Browning 45″ barrel w/scope rail installed on barrel for shooting. Very good or better original bore which can be improved. Very good condition with much blue & some brown patina. All matching and complete with original bipod. Rare and historic German military anti-tank rifle made in 1918 by Mauser to defeat early tanks. Rare Mauser Tank-Gewehr 13mm WWI Anti-Tank rifle with extra. It’s set up as a shooter, but no irreversible alterations have been made to this historic piece. This is the original, single-shot, bolt-action Mauser anti-tank rifle, the gun that inspired the. 50 x 99 conversion would be quite that easy, but people have done it.įinally, we get to the king of beasts, historically speaking: III: 1918 Mauser T-Gewehr: $10k with.
It can be re-activated by replacing the barrel and filing a Form 1 with ATF or rebarreled (or sleeved) to. This was recently deactivated by drilling holes in the barrel. II: 20mm Solothurn M/39 Model S-1000 Semi-Auto: $12k The tripod alone is rare.Īll he has at the moment is the stock photo and a picture of such a weapon in use by the Finns. It has a Russian Heavy Machine Gun (DShK) tripod adapted to it by the Finns during WWII. This is a live destructive device requiring a $200 transfer tax. The first is a registered 20mm Lahti Model L-39:ĭescription and pictures to follow shortly.
Just the thing for when “they” come, although to be sure these haven’t been tested against flying saucers.Ĭollector weapons dealer Bob Adams (whose long dark night of ATF persecution seems to be over, in his favor) has several Anti-Tank Rifles for sale at the moment. If you missed last week’s Boys Mk.I., that’s OK, there are other anti-tank rifles on the market.