There was a K43 at my local Cabela's Gun Library. I wish I had snapped a pic of it. Someone had the original laminated stock inlaid with a bunch of stereotypical "deer in the woods" scenes. The quality of the inlay was pretty good, but the stock was totally ruined. Best part? Cabela's still wanted nearly $2k or some other ridiculous amount for it.

My friend's dad also received two WWII-era P38s from his deceased BIL. He said that his BIL shot them all the time, and apparently never cleaned them. Both had sewer pipe rusty barrels filled with carbon residue. I carefully stripped and cleaned both of them for him, but the barrels were thoroughly trashed.

I could never find import marks on either of the P38s, and he didn't know the history of them, but I would assume they were bring backs of some sort.

That's horrible, and I'm no mosin purist

I forgot about this one.

Saw someone blow their brains out with a revolver...  That was kinda sucky.

Friend of mine had a 1911 with documentation that it was at the Battle of the Bulge.  He had it nickel plated and often cleaned it by spraying it full of WD-40 and letting it drain in the sink.



Was all I could do not to rip it out of his hand and pistol whip him with it every time I saw the thing.

I literally get a headache every time he mentions that thread.



 

I almost bubba'ed a gun once. Here is my story:

Bought a colt 1911a1 for $275 back in the early 90s. It was in such great condition me and the seller thought it was one of the last produced when the military switched to the m9 in 85 (i know, i know, keep reading).  So i love this gun, right, but the sights are pretty vestigal.  So i call Novaks, since i was in WV and so is Novaks, and want to find out about cutting the slide and putting one of their famous lo pro sights on.  

So i call and a guy named Wayne answers.  I tell him what i got and he askes if i know how old the gun is.  I told we think from the 80s.
He told me the last 1911a1s for .mil were produced in the 40s and that he would do the work, but that i should call Colt and find out the age first.

Yeah, like this guy knows what he is talking about.

Anyway, i call Colt and they mail me a packet (still have it) and it shows the gun from 1944!
Guy i know now says it is worth close to 2k and the half parked magazine goes for a c note.

Thanks Wayne for not letting screw up the Colt!

That is my CSB.

Took an Anschutz model 54 to have barrel shortened to 18" from 24" and when I picked it up the guy said his lathe was broken so he did it with a hack saw and crowned it with a dremel tool.  Ruined the gun completely and was never able to get him to replace barrel.  He didn't even get a straight cut before he tried to crown it.    This happened 20 years ago and it still pisses me off.

Any other gunsmith can fix it in no time....he was an idiot but he didn't ruin shit.

I cut two pristine Winchester M14 select-fire receivers in 3 pieces with a cut off wheel and parted out the rest of the guns into a cardboard box.
Govt agency overloaded with antiquated Arms. Did not want shipped back to storage facility. Destroy locally = less paperwork.

I really really wish I didn't click your link

 

Bad production lots or .mil demils?