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Posted: 10/29/2014 5:30:19 PM EDT
| Since Greek ammo is making a big splash...not surprising given their financial situation...any chance of Greek weapons making the trek into the good ole USA? |
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The American-made Greek weapons (Garands, carbines, etc.) were there on a loan basis, are still owned by the U.S., and have to be returned, either for destruction or for sale through the CMP.
Prior to the American aid (which started with the Truman Doctrine), the Greeks used British weapons, such as Enfields and Brens. I don't know what the ownership status of those is, but there have to be few, if any, left in Greek hands. The pre-WW2 armament, such as Greek Mannlichers, is long gone. And the post-American-aid weapons, such as the G3's made in Greece under license from H&K, are not importable. |
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Like pointed out the Greeks sold all their miscellaneous small arms years ago Mannlichers, Enfields ,Mausers, Carcanos etc.
The CMP got a lot of the MAP Garands, Springfields and can get more if the Greeks have any left. If they couldn't get Garands and Carbines from Korea don't count on any non MAP coming from Greece with the current admin and its anti-gun cronies in the St Dept. |
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Greece during and following WWII was like Iraq and Afghanistan today. You could find almost any weapon being used by one side or another. This was especially true after WWII during their civil war. Yes, there were lots of captures from the Italians and Germans, which went into the hands of the guerrillas. Under the Varkiza agreement of February 1945, which ended the first round of the Greek civil war, the EAM-ELAS guerrillas were supposed to surrender their armaments to the British-backed government. You can see historical pictures of truckloads of weapons being surrendered. However, some diehard elements kept their guns, and they kept the best ones (Enfields, for example, in preference to Carcanos). After the second round of the civil war started (1946-1949) the guerrillas -- now called the Greek Democratic Army -- were supplied with Soviet weapons through Yugoslavia and Albania, in addition to the weapons left over from the first round. Many of these weapons just disappeared into the woodwork in Greece after the guerrillas were finally defeated. There was another huge influx of illegal weapons -- mostly AK-47's -- more recently, after the fall of the Hoxha dictatorship in next-door Albania. Obviously, all these illegal weapons, although adding to a growing crime problem within Greece, are not candidates for legitimate international commerce. |
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I'm thinking of a certain Al Sharpton quote that describes those outfits. |
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I have a Greek return 1903 Remington with a 43 barrel and all matching numbers. There are possibly 200,000 or more still in warehouses that could return if a Republican wins in 2016. Not to mention the Korean Garands and Carbines. So, that means they wont be coming back in! 
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So, that means they wont be coming back in!
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I have a Greek return 1903 Remington with a 43 barrel and all matching numbers. There are possibly 200,000 or more still in warehouses that could return if a Republican wins in 2016. Not to mention the Korean Garands and Carbines. So, that means they wont be coming back in!
I like to think positive 
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