AK Bling - Saddam's Golden Gun on display.....

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - AK Bling - Saddam's Golden Gun on display.....

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:22:51 AM EDT

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein was truly the man with the golden gun. And to prove it, Australia has put the weapon on display at its war museum.

Australia went to war in Iraq to remove Saddam's weapons and still maintains forces in and around the Middle Eastern country.

On Monday, the Australian War Memorial accepted a golden Tabuk rifle -- the Iraqi equivalent of the AK-47 -- from the Australian military, which in turn received it from allied U.S. troops in thanks for taking part in the Iraq war.

"This weapon is an example of the excesses of the former Iraqi regime under Saddam Hussein," the Memorial's Assistant Director Nola Anderson said.

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The rifle was found by American soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during the clearance of buildings around Kirkuk, in northern Iraq.

today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2007-06-18T142159Z_01_L18108564_RTRUKOC_0_US-AUSTRALIA-GOLDENGUN.xml

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:43:07 AM EDT

[#1]

One can only imagine the street value if you were able to put BEAMZ on it...damn!

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:48:00 AM EDT

[#2]

A dangerous assault weapon is going to be imported into Australia?!?!? Oh teh noes!

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:48:00 AM EDT

[#3]

The former is owner is no longer around to enjoy it.

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:48:59 AM EDT

[#4]

Heh my buddy has a pic of him holding one of those.....bastard

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:49:04 AM EDT

[#5]

I'll admit it.

I'd take that to the range with pride.

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:50:03 AM EDT

[#6]

It is too bad they didn't keep all the goldern guns together and made an exibit that they could send around....

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:50:09 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:

I'd take that to the range with pride.

Maybe on an overcast day.

On a sunny day, the sights would blind you.

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:50:33 AM EDT

[#8]

Honestly, though you can get ANYTHING plated in gold in the M/E, and it doesn't cost as much as you think.

Lots of my friends and I had all sorts of stuff plated over there, really cheap.

Now if it was SOLID gold...

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:51:26 AM EDT

[#9]

That would be perfect for in the middle of compton.

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:54:14 AM EDT

[#10]

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:54:33 AM EDT

[#11]

I've got one almost just like it except it's a pistol.

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=8&f=10&t=272195

Posted: 6/18/2007 11:59:20 AM EDT

[#12]

I wonder if it's plated or solid. I doubt it would be able to fire if most of the gun were made of gold.

Posted: 6/18/2007 12:06:53 PM EDT

[#13]

That could really use some bedazzling now!

Posted: 6/18/2007 12:08:06 PM EDT

[#14]

If they would just put one in a museum stateside, then the ak could become c&r eligible right?

Posted: 6/18/2007 12:35:45 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
I wonder if it's plated or solid. I doubt it would be able to fire if most of the gun were made of gold.

Hell, you'd need two "assistants" to help you carry it!

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