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04-12-11, 03:37 PM

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Never heard of that either, I know that some GDR police forces got issued StG44 after the war however. Maybe the author confused that.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_40

I had a replica of the MP40 back in the early 1970's yoo could order them online or buy over the counter.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_40

I had a replica of the MP40 back in the early 1970's yoo could order them online or buy over the counter.

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I meant that I had never heard of it being issued to police forces. I know the MP 40 of course (Hey, I'm German

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I meant that I had never heard of it being issued to police forces. I know the MP 40 of course (Hey, I'm German

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back in the early 1970's yoo could order them online

Wait, what?!

You could order guns online before the internet even existed?

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Wait, what?!

You could order guns online before the internet even existed?

Perhaps he meant a 'telephone' line

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Perhaps he meant a 'telephone' line

What I meant was yoo could order them over the phone line from catalogs.. sigh... The Demon Drink strikes again

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What I meant was yoo could order them over the phone line from catalogs.. sigh... The Demon Drink strikes again

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Soooooo I was correct

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Soooooo I was correct

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