Don't See These Often

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As an owner of a single shot Remington Japanese Trainer, I watched this one with interest. Also threw in a couple of bids, in vain.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =328303868


The seller's description of its origin was way off the mark. It likely came from the US Expeditionary forces in Vladivostok, instead. Nonetheless, it looked like a very legit relic. And one buyer will have a very rare Mosin Nagant variant to add to his collection.

For an in depth look into the history, here is a link to one of our early Showcase items.

viewtopic.php?f=48&t=2453
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Yea, I was eyeballin that to see how far it would go, this seller has the golden touch when it comes to getting a payday for a milsurp :)
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Ah the forever indelible image of the grey blanket strikes again! I have seen one of these in the wild and was dumb enough to not spend the $400 asked for it. I bought something more solid in my mind for less. :o Bill
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I figured it would go around that price. Best bet is to find one in the wild. :vcool:
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I had one eye on it also. I thought it might go lower ... :o :shock: :beek: :big shock: (without the grey blanket)
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How does this seller manage to have something rare to sell every week?
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Haven't you heard??????????? The magic gray blanket makes them appear...rare :shock: :lol: :lol:
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He's had rare rifles to sell every week for years... He either has a network of folks scouring the earth for rifles or he invested some heavy money years back and has been sitting on them. I bought a rifle from him a few years back . Was a good enough guy to deal with . It was one of the times when he didn't get crazy money or I wouldn't have bid....
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I have had a chance to e- chat with the fellow and he certainly is a very nice guy and very easy to deal with. I would not hesitate to bid (at least for me) on anything he has. If you have any questions he will answer right away. :D
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wow. $1000.
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Good seller to do business with, I have bought from him more than once, he has nice stuff.
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I want to send him 3 or 4 to sell for ME :shifty: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
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I've only seen two and one of them is yours (which by the way is much nicer than that one)! :thumbsup:
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He bought out a well established older dealer about 15 years ago right up by you Jim and I wonder if the rifles he has lately are still coming from that haul? He told me at the time it was a couple of loaded to the gills van trips to empty the place. I had bought a couple of times from the older gent and after that his son and he had some great prices and nice stuff which went back in date. M39's were about $100 back then from him and he had a bunch of great ones. He was, the grey blanket man, and is a nice guy in my eyes and we have done business in the long ago past. Bill :wink:
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Some of this stuff is older all right, like a couple of Turk Mauser's I got from him, 90's stuff. With the volume he has been selling over the last year alone it would fill more than a couple of vans .
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Man, to be able to go back in time, buy a stash & sit on it. That's the life. :pointleft:
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