Our town has 2 surplus stores...one is the large old school style with lots of nuts,bolts,cans and lost of misc...the newer,smaller one is the typical uniform,ammo can,mre style..but I still like to browse...last week in the newer one this caught my eye...a old military wooden box with handles.pic #1..it was on top of a clothing rack with boots and clothes covering it..I figure it was empty..peer inside and behold!.... pic#2....in pretty good shape....it will look great along with our other gear at our displays...now,any guesses on what kind of launcher/country of origin?
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Surplus store finds...still out there
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Surplus store finds...still out there
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2000 Harly Davidson MT-500 1 of 460 made in 1999-2000
1991 USMC KLR250's x 2
1975 A350 Condor Swiss Army
1974 A350 Condor Swiss Army (for sale)
1966 M54A2 Kaiser-Jeep "Madam,Pele" 2nd TC GT
1944 USS IOWA 16" barrel section
M-151 ARMY
2000 Harly Davidson MT-500 1 of 460 made in 1999-2000
1991 USMC KLR250's x 2
1975 A350 Condor Swiss Army
1974 A350 Condor Swiss Army (for sale)
1966 M54A2 Kaiser-Jeep "Madam,Pele" 2nd TC GT
1944 USS IOWA 16" barrel section
Re: Surplus store finds...still out there
Just a guess here, I was thinking it might have been Spanish as a bunch of Spanish Bazookas came into the Country a few years ago. But for some reason I want to say that that particular launcher, 83mm, Anti tank is maybe Israeli? Looks like there is some Hebrew writing on the tube near the grip.
Matt
Matt
Re: Surplus store finds...still out there
Looks like the ones imported from Spain a few years ago. I believe they were copies of a US post WW II bazooka.
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Re: Surplus store finds...still out there
It is an israeli RL83 blindside, made by mecar in belgium for the IDF. Basically an M20 copy simplified and made lighter. I have two of them myself, Numrich gun parts used to sell them for a 100 spot.
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Re: Surplus store finds...still out there
Ding!ding!ding!...motorcityman is correct!
M-151 USMC
M-151 ARMY
2000 Harly Davidson MT-500 1 of 460 made in 1999-2000
1991 USMC KLR250's x 2
1975 A350 Condor Swiss Army
1974 A350 Condor Swiss Army (for sale)
1966 M54A2 Kaiser-Jeep "Madam,Pele" 2nd TC GT
1944 USS IOWA 16" barrel section
M-151 ARMY
2000 Harly Davidson MT-500 1 of 460 made in 1999-2000
1991 USMC KLR250's x 2
1975 A350 Condor Swiss Army
1974 A350 Condor Swiss Army (for sale)
1966 M54A2 Kaiser-Jeep "Madam,Pele" 2nd TC GT
1944 USS IOWA 16" barrel section
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Re: Surplus store finds...still out there
Yep there still out there. I recently found a box with 12-20 round colt mags, with aluminum followers. and a BC1000.
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45 MB
44 MBT
67 M151a1
67 M416
Batt Boy July-Dec 89(5 mo of Hell!)
US Army-82nd Airborne 89-95
ARNG 95-00 40th,45th Inf
US Army-101st Airborne 00-06
Airborne Inf. Testing Americas cold weather gear since 1989