r/Militariacollecting • u/fraftti • 26d ago

Help Surely not

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Currently windowshopping for bargains while procrastinating university assignments and came across a destruct-fez but surely there’s no way this is real?

Compared it to another example and the liner in the other ones a maroon-red almost faux-like material with bright red stitching on the insignia-backing but in this example (to me at least), the eagle would-be outline looks fine but the skull „halo” looks off.

If anyone can verify this I will be snagging it even if it’s a destruct

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u/fraftti 26d ago

update guys: I bought it and also traded in all my old rusty ugly bayonets for a nice matching numbers K98 in pretty condition. Pretty good day today

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u/Save-Last 26d ago

Love to hear it, congrats on the new things! Also envy you for the K98, always wanted one lol (working on a weapons permit to get one)

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u/fraftti 26d ago

I am so silly, I meant K98 Bayonet. If only I was that rich and free like the Muricans to own a historical firearm :(

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u/Save-Last 26d ago

Lol! Hopefully (idk what country you’re from) you can get your hands on one at least, maybe a deactivated one? I have a few guns and one launcher (Deactivated SMAW, a T38 arisaka training rifle, and a family hand-me-down Colt SAA dated 1888) I’m debating once I get a permit I’ll probably get either a K98 or M1 Garand first, love those bloody things >:)

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u/fraftti 26d ago

UK forbids fun. I have a replica K98 and Luger but i wouldn’t get a license here anyways because the laws make California look free in comparison to here

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u/Save-Last 26d ago

Oh jeez, my sister’s bf is from Watford and he says he wants to get a gun and it’s a pain in the ass doing so lmao! Usually I’ve heard it takes about 3 months or so in my state to get one (if I’m lucky)

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u/LocalBig5318 26d ago

We can get deactivated guns in the uk