Japanese collection dumped in an Alabama River!

[GoForBroke]

Take a look at these links. A whole collection dumped in a river and now in the hands of the ATF.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k07pirzBU3...520%252026.jpg

http://m.tuscaloosanews.com/tln/db_1...l=true#display

[Kiwi Ric]

gutted, I guess that might have been the case and they didnt have them regged, or old Grandad passed away, and they didnt know what to do with them

I would send the ATF an email if I was you :P

[FightenIrish35]

what a shame!!! wish i was fishing that river that day lol

[IJANLFHELMETS]

Unbelievable! There is no way in Hades I would have dumped that cache of Historical Firearms. Just sickening that it has come to this point. Thanks for posting a very interesting thread. Todd

[john mack]

Guns

Wow, what a shame . I wonder what else those who dumped the weapons had in there house as well. All in the trash. Someone should find the local paper and run a wanted to buy for a few weeks and see if they can pull more out of the local woodwork in the area.

[GoForBroke]

yes, this dumping was very specific. THere's probably other equally nice condition non fully automatic weapons and militaria perhaps. LIkey keepers or eventually for sales. E B A Y !

One of those dumped appears to be a beautiful condition Japanese type 98 Machine gun. Super rare. Utilized by the Japanese on aircraft. Very high rate of fire. check out the following videos of one being fired.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t2AF...&feature=email
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFDVYv9pQPY&NR=1

[ROBB]

Cripes that IS a fast rate of fire , doesnt look so scary in the Hollywood movies Rob

[pmiya]

The Youtube videos look like a German aircraft machine gun. Was the type 98 a copy of the German MG 15.

[GoForBroke]

The Youtube videos look like a German aircraft machine gun. Was the type 98 a copy of the German MG 15.

Yes, the MG 15 was copied for use in the Japanese aircraft as the Type 98 flexible-mounted machine gun.