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Posted: 12/1/2014 10:20:32 AM EDT
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Made in Manchester CT at Dean Machine (Demro) during the late 1970s and very early 1980s until the factory closed in '82, the DEMRO FX-7 "WASP"
Manufactured simultaneously in both .45 ACP and 9mm, it uses the old grease gun mags when chambered in .45 and Sten mags for 9mm. The no-tools-needed caliber change takes less than 1 minute, swapping out the 16" barrel and adding/removing the magwell adapter. PIX! 
MFG stamp showing dual caliber 
Shoulder thing that goes up 
Open Bolt -- oh, noes~ 
Receiver and bolt 
Receiver, bolt, trigger assembly, STEN magwell adapter (grease gun mags fit without the adapter) 
Play it like a violin! 
The factory building still stands but has been vacant for decades 
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Dean Machine lives on. The previous owner retired and sold it in 1984. The new owners grew the business and moved to a different location after that which would explain the building being vacated many years ago.
Read about it here: Dean Machine I would guess the original owner had an interest in firearms but the new owners moved on to other things. Also this |
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Dean Machine lives on. The previous owner retired and sold it in 1984. The new owners grew the business and moved to a different location after that which would explain the building being vacated many years ago. Read about it here: Dean Machine I would guess the original owner had an interest in firearms but the new owners moved on to other things. Also this That's a different "Dean Machine" - the one in Manchester CT was technically Dean Machine Products Inc, not the Dean Machine Company Inc out of Rhode Island And no offense but that auction for a broken Demro is 7years old 
They sell anywhere between $800 and $1500 (or $3500 for one in Cali) |
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The link to the one being sold was for the pictures and description. Most anyone who can read would note the date and the fact it needed work.
As for current value, as my dear departed Pappy would say, "Its worth what someone will give you for it". Some history here: History Also, some info from Wikipedia: More info |
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The link to the one being sold was for the pictures and description. Most anyone who can read would note the date and the fact it needed work. As for current value, as my dear departed Pappy would say, "Its worth what someone will give you for it". Some history here: History Also, some info from Wikipedia: More info Quoted:
The link to the one being sold was for the pictures and description. Most anyone who can read would note the date and the fact it needed work. As for current value, as my dear departed Pappy would say, "Its worth what someone will give you for it". Some history here: History Also, some info from Wikipedia: More info Yes, the man who runs foxcarbine.com posts here on arfcom once in a while under the name "foxcarbine" Quoted:
thanks for posting the pics, it look like another gun that I should have bought back in the 80's. Likewise! Glad I finally got one, it's a very gentle shooter and it's relatively cheap to feed it. |
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