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Posted: 11/19/2008 12:10:01 PM EDT

Alright, we all know that the president has it...but what kind is it?

Will it be left behind when Jorge leaves, or will he keep it?

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:13:53 PM EDT

[#1]

I will be pissed if he does not keep it. If he doesn't want it he can give it to the next conservative president.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:15:55 PM EDT

[#2]

I think it's a Makarov. There were shitloads of 'em over there at one point.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:17:00 PM EDT

[#3]

Makarov

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:23:21 PM EDT

[#4]

I thought it was a Hipower clone.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:27:30 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
I thought it was a Hipower clone.

I also heard it was a genuine HiPower...

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:29:41 PM EDT

[#6]

I heard it was a HiPower as well, but I never heard that Bush had it. That's very cool. I would suspect it'll end up in his Presidential library.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:31:12 PM EDT

[#7]

I wonder if it's import stamped?

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:34:13 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I thought it was a Hipower clone.

I also heard it was a genuine HiPower...

It might be. I had heard a story about an arms dealer selling them clones marked as the real thing. This was a while back and I have no idea if it was true.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:35:24 PM EDT

[#9]

I'd put money on it being a Browning Hi Power.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:36:04 PM EDT

[#10]

Bush can't keep it, it will go to his library or a musem of his choice.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:36:34 PM EDT

[#11]

I thought it was a Maadi beretta 92 clone...

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:38:00 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Alright, we all know that the president has it...but what kind is it?

Will it be left behind when Jorge leaves, or will he keep it?

He cannot keep it as I understand the "gifts" type of situation that you are referring to...they go in some museum or something.

I'm probably botching this up, but I believe that the gifts are to the POTUS and not the individual, and as such, they are for "everyone" or whatever. Bottom line, W is gonna get to keep it on his belt in Crawford.

It would be cool if he/you could keep the gifts.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:38:11 PM EDT

[#13]

I've always seen him with an HP.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:38:42 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
I thought it was a Maadi beretta 92 clone...

I believe that's called a Helwan Brigadier.

Posted: 11/19/2008 12:39:15 PM EDT

[#15]

If he leaves it behind, it will end up being gleefully melted down ––or stolen–– by some ATF fuckstick.

Posted: 11/19/2008 1:24:20 PM EDT

[#16]

hi-POWER and he should be able to take it with him.

Posted: 11/19/2008 2:05:33 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Bush can't keep it, it will go to his library or a musem of his choice.

This.

Posted: 11/19/2008 2:16:22 PM EDT

[#18]

Im sure Bush could find a way to keep it, I know I would

Posted: 11/19/2008 2:22:45 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
Im sure Bush could find a way to keep it, I know I would

And Obama would make sure he was arrested for it.

Posted: 11/19/2008 2:25:47 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
I'd put money on it being a Browning Hi Power.

Yeah, didn't he try to whack some guy with it just before he became leader?

Posted: 11/19/2008 2:29:09 PM EDT

[#21]

Every pic I saw of him with a handgun, it was a high power

Posted: 11/19/2008 2:38:42 PM EDT

[#22]

his balcony rifle is at the 3rd ID museum at Fort Stewart, had a chance to hold that....

also, he had more than one pistol...
I know of one taken from one of his palaces...........

Posted: 11/19/2008 2:42:17 PM EDT

[#23]

I always heard it was a Hi-Power... I assume a genuine one. (Do dictators settle for clones?)

I think Bush should be able to keep it and carry it around yelling, "Fuck you! Fuck you all!"

- BG

Posted: 11/19/2008 4:07:39 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I thought it was a Maadi beretta 92 clone...

I believe that's called a Helwan Brigadier.

Actually the Iraqi-built pistols were called "Tariqs"

See here.

Posted: 11/19/2008 4:09:22 PM EDT

[#25]

I saw pics of a makarov.

Posted: 11/19/2008 4:13:11 PM EDT

[#26]

I think GW should take it out back the White House and pop some old soup cans just for the helluva it.

Posted: 11/19/2008 4:13:39 PM EDT

[#27]

What will happen to Saddam's collection?

What will happen to Uday and Qusay's guns?

Posted: 11/19/2008 4:19:26 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Bush can't keep it, it will go to his library or a musem of his choice.

This. Library I'm guessing.

Posted: 11/19/2008 4:23:13 PM EDT

[#29]

this article said it was a Makarov

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/no-shots-fired-no-resistance-in-the-end-saddam-was-caught-like-a-rat-in-a-hole-576678.html

Posted: 11/19/2008 6:40:06 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I thought it was a Maadi beretta 92 clone...

I believe that's called a Helwan Brigadier.

Actually the Iraqi-built pistols were called "Tariqs"

See here.

We found a few of those in B-dad, the odd thing about them was that they were always dissassembled and VERY hidden.
I always wanted to put one back together and shoot it, but EVERYTHING was taken down, springs, trigger and everything.

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:20:01 PM EDT

[#31]

I have personally seen a gold plated Hi-Power that belonged to Udai Hussein. It was taken from his residence by a highly reliable and capable source.

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:30:18 PM EDT

[#32]

So we still don't know if it is a Hi-Power or a Makarov? I have always wondered also what pistol it is. The President SHOULD be able to keep it if he wants it, in my opinion. Its an outstanding souvenir from a major despot.

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:37:15 PM EDT

[#33]

I would piss on it. Then melt it down and use it for a fucking door stop.

I would be 1000 times as honored to own an upper that had seen use in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

eta: Maybe I am just too full of hatred.

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:40:10 PM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
Alright, we all know that the president has it...but what kind is it?

Will it be left behind when Jorge leaves, or will he keep it?

It's a Browning Hi-Power.

And W will either keep it, or have it put in a museum....

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:40:48 PM EDT

[#35]

Quoted:
What will happen to Saddam's collection?

What will happen to Uday and Qusay's guns?

After Obama pulls us out of Iraq, he'll return them all to whichever anti-American warlord emerges victorious from the years of chaos that will follow.

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:42:55 PM EDT

[#36]

Hi-Power.

He should keep it.

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:48:34 PM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
I would piss on it. Then melt it down and use it for a fucking door stop.

I would be 1000 times as honored to own an upper that had seen use in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

This goes back to the old traditional surrender, where the winner got the loser's sword....

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:50:02 PM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I would piss on it. Then melt it down and use it for a fucking door stop.

I would be 1000 times as honored to own an upper that had seen use in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom.

This goes back to the old traditional surrender, where the winner got the loser's sword....

Yeah I know. I'm just blowing off steam I guess. Isn't that what arfcom is for?

I'm glad that son of a bitch is dead.

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:54:19 PM EDT

[#39]

I don't know about his own personal one, but I saw boxes of gold-plated Makarovs sitting in a warehouse in 04.

Oh, and some of these:

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:54:54 PM EDT

[#40]

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:56:56 PM EDT

[#41]

Its a Browning Highpower...

Posted: 11/19/2008 8:59:55 PM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I thought it was a Hipower clone.

I also heard it was a genuine HiPower...

Thats what I thought -it was a HiPower.

Bush will keep it and probably put it in his Presidential library when he makes it. I bet it will be between the Pop Up books and the ones that make play music when you press the buttons on the side.

Posted: 11/19/2008 9:01:58 PM EDT

[#43]

I rember some news footage of Bush holding that pistola. It was hard to tell, but to me it looked like a Makarov, it was too small to be a high power.

Posted: 11/19/2008 9:07:36 PM EDT

[#44]

I heard SADDAM's pistol was a HUNGARIAN PJK-9HP

Posted: 11/19/2008 9:13:15 PM EDT

[#45]

Quoted:
I saw pics of a makarov.

it was a Mak it was the gun he had on him when captured
wasn't a hi power like he was always pictured with

I wonder where His Ruger M77 international is ?

Ruger arms maker for responsible citizens

Posted: 11/19/2008 9:19:12 PM EDT

[#46]

It was given to Bush as a souvenir by some members of delta force. He has kept it in the oval office all this time and likes to show it off to his guests.

I think he should keep it since it was given to him as a souvenir.

Posted: 11/19/2008 10:43:36 PM EDT

[#47]

For some reason I thought this was about an EE ad.

Posted: 11/19/2008 11:46:34 PM EDT

[#48]

From the article:

Saddam did not use the Makarov pistol tucked into the his belt, or the two AK 47 Kalashnikov semi-automatic rifles he had.

Semi Auto AKs? I guess he didn't want to get into trouble with the BATFE. They would have just surrounded his palace for a few days and then burned it to the ground.

Posted: 11/20/2008 8:07:24 AM EDT

[#49]

i just get mad the president gets to have a war trophy pistol but our troops cant bring back weapons even if its other wise legal in the states (ie non nfa)

Posted: 11/20/2008 9:09:56 AM EDT

[#50]

Quoted:
i just get mad the president gets to have a war trophy pistol but our troops cant bring back weapons even if its other wise legal in the states (ie non nfa)

Some of them can.

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