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gaaaaccckkkkk!!!! the ultra-rare manlicker-schnauser stock on a chopped tokareva deer rifle! no wonder those dudes wear lederhosen and funny hats mit der feather in the hat band! the hideousnous is accentuated by the hand cut checkering, mid-mount sling swivel and express sights! ober is correct. the conversion was NOT haphazard or cheap. reworked in hungary? oh my! i didn't know cletus and jethro had relatives in der old country! nor was i awre of post-war hungary as home to early versions of the dremel tool! i like the seller's, Try to find another!! uh...no thanks! one good debauchery per week is enough for me! |
| Yeah, but look at it this way... For only a grand, you can have a rifle that looks like it's worth at least 100 bucks... OK, maybe not. It kills me to see good Tokarev's go bad! I like "Gunbroker" better. I've found much better deals there. |
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Well-l-l-l..... Another way to look at it. Just as the soldiers who survived the war, returned to civilian life, so to did this war 'relic'. The workmanship lavished on it can't be justified monetarily. The majority of sporterized combat rifles are worth a pittance when compared to the expense spent on them. Still, they gave satisfaction to their owners and seemed reasonable at the time when compared to commercial arms. I watch the Legion or VFW flag team walk by at a parade. Their stride is short, labored, unsteady. Will a couple of them even make it to the end of the day? The almost 60 years of history since the 'Big One' contain worthy stories, also. As their voices are silenced with their passing, they leave behind things such as the rifle in question. It is now a commodity to be passed around, bought, sold. Its' aesthetics repel most as unfashionable. But there is still history in the wood and steel. Some of it in war and some of it in peace. Do'nt judge too harshly. |
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