Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Korean war rifles sold back to US

"South Korea has come up with a novel way to boost its defence budget - by selling a vast stockpile of old Korean-war rifles to collectors in the US.

The guns were originally sent to Korea as military aid, and some were also used during the war in Vietnam.

For more than five decades, they have been kept mothballed in warehouses."

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1 comment:

K said...

Sweet! The M1 rifles of that era had forged receivers, whereas the later civilian knockoffs had cast type. I'll be keeping an eye out for one of those puppies.

Thanks SK!