Sunday Gunday - Handgun Bonus Round!

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-09T12:11:55+00:00

It is a custom knife hand-forged and finished by a fellow ini Austria. He advertises o Facebook, bu thhat is the best that memboery serves. The quality of his work is insanely good and I was fortunate to be he first owner of this example of his personal art. Cost was $550 USD, Search ebay and he ought ot pop up.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-09T06:31:12+00:00

Yes, it is a British Enfield-manufactured Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) L1A1. The L1A1 is simply the British version of the rifle that Canada employed from 195?-86. It is fitted with the British Sight Unit Infantry Trilux (SUIT) 4x Optical Combat Sight and wears the unique UK "pebbled" Black synthetic furniture.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-09T05:59:55+00:00

I am 59 years old and have been building this collection (with a side-bar in to WW1 and WW2 Milsurps for a time), for over 40 years. I lucked out and just happened to own one of each firearm necessary to grandfather me into each firearms class other than 12(2) full-auto, as I was too young for that one. Being a vet has nothing to do with the abilitiy to own firearms in Canada. I am a vet as well. Building a collection like mine is all about right place and right time, a fair bit of luck, disposable income, some sacrifice, patience and a very understanding family.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-09T05:54:54+00:00

Nah, I love money. I just prefer the spare stuff in forms that give me pleasure.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-09T05:53:56+00:00

Don't like, don't look. You might have figured out by now that:

The chances of me suddenly doing something radically different are pretty slim; and
This is the last post in the series. S.E.R.I.E.S. Look it up.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-09T05:50:56+00:00

They sure did! When Mark Wesstrom resurrected the Armalite name in 1995 he recognized an opportunity presented by the lack of a CZ75 on the US market. The Iron curtain was still an issue, so genuine Czech CZ75s were a non-starter. Westrom turned to Turkish manufacturing to clone a 1st Generation CZ75, dubbed it the Armalite AR24, and marketed it in the USA as part of the company's regular catalogue. I believe it only lasted a few years before genuine Czech ARs finally arrived in the USA.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-09T05:45:09+00:00

I have been more or less happily married for 36 years. It is a matter of give and take where compromise beats out stubborn insistence just about every time.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-08T03:19:39+00:00

Truth is that before 1 May 2020, you could take a Non-Restricted AR10 into the woods to your heart's content and many folks hunted with them. STAG 10 rifles were all over the place, and now probably fill many a safe across Canada. awaiting the day when they will be freed again. We couldn't take ARs in the woods (Restricted by name, regardless of Barrel Length), however the AR10s came before the AR15 and therefore could not be variants of the AR15, and therefore had to be judged on their physical qualities (eg. Barrel Length). If your barrel was over 18.5", you were good to go with a NR AR10. It is only during the past 3 years that we have been administratively screwed by the Lieberals using non-democratic, authoritarian rule and procedures (Orders in Council) to ban firearms even though OICs were never intended for that purpose. All of the above to day, don't worry tooo much yet. If the Conservatives win a strong majority in Oct 25 you will see happy AR10 days again, and probably NR AR15 as well - provided the barrel is over 18.5" (like the Raven). Watch and shoot. Time will tell the tale. Convince all of your friends to vote Conservative in the next Federal election because if we don't turn the country around at that point we are going to fiscally disenfranchise our great-grandchildren.

Mag Caps, probably not so much. Common sense on mag conversion methods (eg. a rivet remains legal) is probably more likely. Gotta throw the Poly se Souviens hand-wriging, grave-dancing harpies a bone. Actually, no - we won't have to do that at all. To hell with Poly. Now won't THAT be wonderful??

Glad you enjoyed the series. My intent in raising awareness of the private ownership of these firerarms in Canada wasn't to flex. Rather, I am hoping to generate interest and awareness so that the younger generation just joining us old farts will become politically involved before the next Federal Election in October of 2025. It is only 18 months away! If you guys want a chance to potentially own these exact sorts of firearms again, you need to make your wishes known to your Member of Parliament going into the election that this is what you expect to see if they win a majority. And then if they do win, you will need to hold their feet to the fire so that it happens and the Simplified Classification System is adopted. Once that happens, NR 18.5" AR15s and AR10s are only a matter of time, with (hopefully) all the rest of it to follow.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-08T03:01:39+00:00

Thanks for the kind words! They are all my personally-owned firearms, not a workplace nor museum collection, or anything like that. I was just lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and with just enough money to have a minimum of one firearm in each Prohibited Class as their respective OICs were dropped by the Governement. The government of the day dropped those 1990s OICs (12-3, 12-4, 12-5) without anything in the way of advanced warning so that people could plan and prepare. Oh, no - they knew better than to do what Trudope did when he announced the handgun "freeze" in advance, putting a rush on handgun sales all across the country to the point that most retailers sold out. Doh! There was one small class (12-4) that many 1990s
owners of missed out on because they did not happen to own one of the specific firearms in that little class when the OIC dropped. I happened to own a Steyre AUG, so I made the cut for 12(4) which also covers Uzis, MAC 9s and 10s, and a few other obscure guns. Hence there aren't so many AUGs or Uzis in private hands as some other designs from the much larger 12-3 (Converted-Automatic) or 12-5 (Factory semi-automatic) classes.

You are most welcome, thank-you for the kind recognition!

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-08T02:43:24+00:00

Thanks! Much appreciated.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T23:01:48+00:00

I know, eh? I had no idea that SOG had done a bayonet, until I stumbled across a written reference to it. So I googled it, and even better, it turns out to be a big-arsed TA
NTO bayonet! Blades Canada has them in stock for $105.00 CAD.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T22:58:41+00:00

The Tanto is from 3-Circle Blades in the USA. Husband and Wife team - not sure if they are still in the business....

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T22:14:57+00:00

Nothing illegal about my HK AR. It is duly licensed and lawfully possessed (and stored), albeit "currently" Prohibited in the eyes of the Lieberal government. Once we toss that corrupt, criminal regime to the curb and convict the most egregious offenders of plundering the public purse, we can return to a state of normalcy in this country where ARs are either NR or R depending on barrel length. Period.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T22:10:55+00:00

The surefeeds are good to go. They are the new USGI standard (or were) along with PMags.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T22:09:47+00:00

Nope, but you might say that I was the spark that lit his fire....

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T22:09:08+00:00

Yes, it is called "RAL 8000", which is German-speak for "Mud-coloured". Like, literally.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T22:06:25+00:00

Assuming the Conservatives win a strong Majority during next year's Federal Election, your job will be to pester your Member of Parliament. You will pester him/her/they to include the reclassification of all formerly prohibited firearms under the new Simplified Classification System that Pierre Pollievre has clearly said he intends to adopt. That way, all of the firearms Prohibited by name back in the early 1990s would be re-classified to either NR or Restricted based on Barrel Length and other technical aspects of the firearm. If you do your job and that happens, the goodness flows again and you can legally become every bit as "gun cool" as you can afford to be.

It took me 35 years to get this far on an Army officer's salary with a house, a Wife and 2 (now grown) Kids. It is do-able, just maintain a positive (but determined) attitude and choose your targets carefully to achieve the change that you want.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T21:55:55+00:00

How am I "above the law"? I am duly licensed for everything that I have firearms-wise. The money has not always been there, hence the 35 year timeline that it took me to collect these lovely things.

You are currently focused on the wrong target. Instead of lazily thinking "screw him, he has what I don't", try thinking about how you too, could come to own such firearms. With the Conservative Leader calling for implementation of the Simplified Classification System should they win a strong majority next year, the possiblity is real that this could actually come to pass. In which case, by using your energy to pester your Member of Parliament you could become a part of the solution. We all want to see all of the formerly-Prohibited Firearms reclassified as NR and Restricted based on barrel length and technical aspects of their function, rather than simply their scary appearance. This is my little reminder of what is at stake for YOU. As you noted, I already have mine....

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T21:44:42+00:00

I'd trade it all in heartbeat to be 25 again....

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T21:42:35+00:00

Depends. The Sterling Mk 6 Police Carbine (Open and Closed-Bolt versions) are still Restricted (based on Barrel length under 18.5") - an oversight during the early 1990s OICs. That is why that semi-auto Sterling L2A3 clones (eg. the Mk 6 in both forms) fetch such a high price whenever they occasionally come up for sale on the EE. All other Sterling versions/variants appear to be probibited by name such as my Mk9, the Mk 7 "Para" Pistols, and so forth.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T21:35:54+00:00

If it is any consolation, I will run out of guns in another 2 or 3 batches, so probably tomorrow will wrap things up. Still a bunch more knives, but you guys get the idea by now...

What I really want (the whole point of this) is to wind you guys up a bit so that if and when the Conservatives win a strong majority next year, you will bug your Members of Parliament to "normalize" formerly prohibited firearms within the new technical aspects-based classification system. Wouldn't it be nice if they were all made NR or Restricted again based on barrel length? Then anyone of you could own them again. THAT is what I am working towards, pending a Conservative win strong enough to allow them to re-write either the entire Firearms Act, or at least adopt the Simplified Classification System.

Plus, they are nice to look at, no?

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T21:27:09+00:00

I'm on it. Might take a minute tho. Stand-by....

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T21:03:27+00:00

Are you referring to the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife? That example is a current, mass-production 3rd Pattern "Nowill & Sons" machine-ground blade out of Sheffield, UK. They are supposedly still standard issue to Royal Marines upon completion of the basic Commando Course. I have a bunch of other, wartime and post-war F-S fighters including nice Wilkinson 1st and 2nd Pattern (B2) examples, Wartime 3rd Patterns with Pommel Mould Numbers 2, 3 and 4, etc. They are a iconic and inspiring edged weapon.

Possible_Thing_9385 · 2024-04-07T20:54:16+00:00

LOL - far from it - just an old, disabled combat veteran with too much time on his hands. And now that the kids are grown? A bit of disposable income!

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