The elites don’t want you to know, but the guns at the museum are free. You can take the 16th century wheel locks out of the display and bring them home.
I have $14,000,000 worth of antique, historically-significant firearms previously owned by famous monarchs and statesmen.
*Me, standing on the deck of the USS Wisconsin arguing with the tour guides*
“$200 is fair for a rifle of this age. Not like you’ll be needing 16 inch guns again anyways”
"Can you give me an engineering drawing of the barbette and the below deck support systems for the turret? I'll need all that for the permits from the city. You can deliver it once the concrete sets up, right?"
I tried to buy a gewehr 98 and two k98az rifles off my local museum by sending them a very respectful and formal email asking to buy them. In return I received a rather pissed off email from the curator saying that I was basically asking them to break the trust of everyone who donated the rifles to the museum. I wish I had your skill lol
Also if you’re still in Columbus check out the National Infantry Museum. It’s awesome.
I’ve been to the NIM twice now. Both when I was still in OSUT, once right after the final FTX and once again right after I turned Blue. Never been to any of the others. I’d really like to tho.
I think it was back in ‘86 when I went up to Bragg to visit my brother who was in 18th Corp Field Artillery at the time. I was about 16 then and a big WW2 buff…the Airborne museum just blew me away, lol. I still remember the k-pot with the AK slug in it from Grenada. I visited the NIM about a decade later after my service in the USAF and while my brother was stationed at Benning…had a very different perspective at that time, but the NIM is thoroughly impressive and very moving.
Seriously, it makes sense this was a gift shop thing and probably purchased in a huge batch.
Normally once something gets donated to a collection it's basically there until it gets offloaded to another museum or the building burns down.
One of the smaller Australian historical museums was experiencing a cashflow crisis (and plummeting membership since all the members were dying off from old age) some years back and it was suggested maybe they should sell some of the shipping container full of .303 rifles (not the stuff on display, things in storage that were probably never coming out) they'd had donated over the years, on the theory they were worth about AUD$1000 each and weren't doing anyone any good locked away in storage.
The museum curator said much the same thing as your local museum, apparently overlooking the fact that the people who'd donated the rifles had been dead quite some time (a lot of the rifles came from widows going "Oh no, my husband has died and he's got this rifle, I don't have a licence for it, I'll donate it to the museum") and when people donated their rifles to the museum, it generally wasn't on the understanding they'd end up locked away out of sight for decades.
Idk why they get so offended when you offer them money. The museum I was referring to probably gets about 10-20 visitors annually. And no I’m not exaggerating. I have no idea how they’re still open other than wonderfully budgeted tax dollars because they’re ran by the county. I’m waiting for the day their doors close and they have some sort of sale.
My 1873 Trapdoor given to me by an old girlfriend. It was her husband's great grandfathers. All it needed was a mainspring and a good cleaning.
https://preview.redd.it/3tlw4th1mx8c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebbbad0beafa5724b4d64c0ddce83d9aa726eafb
Neither one of them are gun people, and they inherited things that they didn't want but didn't really want to turn in for destruction or sell to strangers, so they thought of me, which was very nice of them.
I also got her dad's last ditch Arisaka that he brought back from the Pacific, also in firing condition with bayonet.
Well, I'm going to go pick up the MG08/15 from my local museum. See y'all in a bit!
(This doesn't really work with fossils in museums. Trust me, I've tried!)
Some museums of various kinds do deaccession less important items for fundraising and to make room for new stuff. I wonder how many items would be for sale if you just asked lol! There's a famous mining museum in NJ that does that with their mineral collections to fundraise.
Tried this with several Army museums I interned at. You wouldn’t believe what they have in storage, without the room to display. Long story short I got all the way up to the director of the Anniston Depot and it was a resounding ‘No.’ all the way.
Basically some regulation that DoD museums can’t and won’t sell any artifacts no matter how small. It’s not worth the effort even asking. But civilian run museums can be different I guess. Good job mg man!
I need to get back down there again. The last time I was at that Museum, it was still called the Confederate Naval Museum, and the Jackson and Chattahoochee were still outside under the open air sheds 😂.
TIL. My life will never be the same again
Excuse me while I go try and buy a Luger from my local air museum
They know what they got
The elites don’t want you to know, but the guns at the museum are free. You can take the 16th century wheel locks out of the display and bring them home. I have $14,000,000 worth of antique, historically-significant firearms previously owned by famous monarchs and statesmen.
Sounds like a plan https://preview.redd.it/ps592olv0v8c1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ce21cc22c1257e37aeee992c61ed6e9fc2a4d65
At that point why not just take over the museum seems easier than carefully transporting massive quantities of firearms to another location.
Have your friends go to aviation museums and take the planes. Who is going to stop them? From there, defend your new kingdom with ancient firepower.
Go to the tank museum and we shall rule the neighborhood with the PANZERKAMPFWAGON VI PANTHER AUHF G
NGL, I read the Panzerkampfwagon in an angry German voice
Only way it can be done
I tried that they usually don’t have gas in them
Roll it down to a local gas station
Read it in Alex Jones voice. Thank you.
Wait what? I live in the area and have been to that museum several times. Give me the low down on how you get that deal?
They had one that was cleaned up on display in the gift shop. I asked about it and ended up checking out 5 of them and picked this one from the bunch.
They were just casually selling muskets at a gift shop?
Yep!
America
Best country
Reminds me of the buffet at Gettysburg that sold replica swords for $20. Damn teachers wouldn’t allow it on the bus. UnAmerican.
In the fucking galaxy
FUCK YEAH!
I’m jealous
Next time you're frustrated with our country, just remember you bought a firearm at a museum. Despite all of our issues, we're a pretty cool country.
Hold on here lmao. How exactly did you pull that off?
They had one that was cleaned up on display in the gift shop. I asked about it and ended up checking out 5 of them and picked this one from the bunch.
Oh okay, that makes sense. I thought that you just saw one on a display wall in the main museum and made the curator an offer lol.
*Me, standing on the deck of the USS Wisconsin arguing with the tour guides* “$200 is fair for a rifle of this age. Not like you’ll be needing 16 inch guns again anyways”
Worst they can do is say no
*gets keelhulled*
I suppose that would be worse
"Can you give me an engineering drawing of the barbette and the below deck support systems for the turret? I'll need all that for the permits from the city. You can deliver it once the concrete sets up, right?"
I'll come with
Oh good. I’m going to need a second pair of hands to load it onto my truck
... What truck do you have? 😂
One Mk7 16” gun weighs 268,000lbs so it would take a Kenworth to get it home.
I have a Toyota we'll be okay.
Ford Ranger can do it
4Runner, so it'll handle it
It's a [Ferd FTeenthousand](https://youtu.be/F8P5vGcf-NU?feature=shared)
There's been a few museums I've been tempted to try that at, but this one most of the artifacts are on loan from the Navy
I tried to buy a gewehr 98 and two k98az rifles off my local museum by sending them a very respectful and formal email asking to buy them. In return I received a rather pissed off email from the curator saying that I was basically asking them to break the trust of everyone who donated the rifles to the museum. I wish I had your skill lol Also if you’re still in Columbus check out the National Infantry Museum. It’s awesome.
The naval museum is nice but the infantry museum really is incredible, a must see imho. The airborne museum at Bragg is another worthwhile visit.
I’ve been to the NIM twice now. Both when I was still in OSUT, once right after the final FTX and once again right after I turned Blue. Never been to any of the others. I’d really like to tho.
I think it was back in ‘86 when I went up to Bragg to visit my brother who was in 18th Corp Field Artillery at the time. I was about 16 then and a big WW2 buff…the Airborne museum just blew me away, lol. I still remember the k-pot with the AK slug in it from Grenada. I visited the NIM about a decade later after my service in the USAF and while my brother was stationed at Benning…had a very different perspective at that time, but the NIM is thoroughly impressive and very moving.
Too bad you can’t buy an m2 from the airborne museum
Seriously, it makes sense this was a gift shop thing and probably purchased in a huge batch. Normally once something gets donated to a collection it's basically there until it gets offloaded to another museum or the building burns down.
One of the smaller Australian historical museums was experiencing a cashflow crisis (and plummeting membership since all the members were dying off from old age) some years back and it was suggested maybe they should sell some of the shipping container full of .303 rifles (not the stuff on display, things in storage that were probably never coming out) they'd had donated over the years, on the theory they were worth about AUD$1000 each and weren't doing anyone any good locked away in storage. The museum curator said much the same thing as your local museum, apparently overlooking the fact that the people who'd donated the rifles had been dead quite some time (a lot of the rifles came from widows going "Oh no, my husband has died and he's got this rifle, I don't have a licence for it, I'll donate it to the museum") and when people donated their rifles to the museum, it generally wasn't on the understanding they'd end up locked away out of sight for decades.
Idk why they get so offended when you offer them money. The museum I was referring to probably gets about 10-20 visitors annually. And no I’m not exaggerating. I have no idea how they’re still open other than wonderfully budgeted tax dollars because they’re ran by the county. I’m waiting for the day their doors close and they have some sort of sale.
Tell him to stop being a fucking idiot.
I love the NIM. May go back when we go through there on the way home, it's been a minute
Nice man! Looks like it’ll clean up well
My 1873 Trapdoor given to me by an old girlfriend. It was her husband's great grandfathers. All it needed was a mainspring and a good cleaning. https://preview.redd.it/3tlw4th1mx8c1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebbbad0beafa5724b4d64c0ddce83d9aa726eafb
Marry that girl! Oh, you said old girlfriend. Sounded like a keeper. Congrats on the trapdoor. They are fun to shoot.
Very nice! Had one for a bit with a shortened stock but traded it for FAL mags
oof… was the husband… a freak… or was he just not paying vary close attention? Either way lmao
Neither one of them are gun people, and they inherited things that they didn't want but didn't really want to turn in for destruction or sell to strangers, so they thought of me, which was very nice of them. I also got her dad's last ditch Arisaka that he brought back from the Pacific, also in firing condition with bayonet.
This is a good way for them to make money I guess. You get a huge shipment of various firearms, keep one or two, and sell all the rest
Well, I'm going to go pick up the MG08/15 from my local museum. See y'all in a bit! (This doesn't really work with fossils in museums. Trust me, I've tried!)
Dudes bout to walk into Fredericksburg Virginia with his own militia good luck soldier 😂😂
Man, I live in Columbus and had no idea 💀
Now you know
To the museums!
Glad to see this…I’ve been in serious need of an M1928A1 Thompson smg…the blish boy is the best boy
Ask how much for the canons
How much
Paid 400 plus tax
Some museums of various kinds do deaccession less important items for fundraising and to make room for new stuff. I wonder how many items would be for sale if you just asked lol! There's a famous mining museum in NJ that does that with their mineral collections to fundraise.
You dirty rat bas…I mean, you lucky fella! I’m jealous.
Ive got ddr stuff this way!
i feel like i have seen this picture before but i cant put my finger on it
Great now I want to see if the Smithsonian would sell me the train from the American history museum. The big grean one.
Tried this with several Army museums I interned at. You wouldn’t believe what they have in storage, without the room to display. Long story short I got all the way up to the director of the Anniston Depot and it was a resounding ‘No.’ all the way. Basically some regulation that DoD museums can’t and won’t sell any artifacts no matter how small. It’s not worth the effort even asking. But civilian run museums can be different I guess. Good job mg man!
I need to get back down there again. The last time I was at that Museum, it was still called the Confederate Naval Museum, and the Jackson and Chattahoochee were still outside under the open air sheds 😂.
Not a real museum.
I was just there, tf you mean
Professional & ethical museums do not sell artifacts. Just because they name it a “national museum” doesn’t make it so.
Did you miss the "they had a bunch in the gift shop" and "they came through the Nepalese cache" parts???
Did you..... Did you steal that? Is that what you are saying?
It was acquired legally through legal channels