RattlesnakeBob Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I first found this series of photos a few years ago and at that time didn't think to save the link to the page.....BUT!.......I have just tonight come across it once again....... Take a look .....you will honestly..... not believe your eyes.... ....piles and I do mean PILES of old guns stacked up in a desert (well....'desert-ish'!) somewhere.... ..what 'dya fancy?... .. Thompsons ????.....M60s????? MG34s????? M3 Grease Guns????? .....Lee Enfields??? Anyone that's ever paid good money for an old Thompson or a MG34 will weep over these pictures. I haven't a clue as to where the location is and there's no info on the web site either so....any guess's where this massive dump might have been / still is maybe ???? http://www.project-x.org.uk/armsdumpindex.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Could it be in vietnam, with that mix of russian, french, british and american weapons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I know the owner of that site and he told me it was Vietnam after a warehouse fire but all that stuff has long, long been cleared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 A fire make sense, when they are cover in rust like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 yeah maybe that's possible.... but... ..how come the woodwork on all the Thompsons and Lee Enfields isn't burnt ??:undecided: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Great link Bob! I am going to use that for PO news tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover8FFR Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 yeah maybe that's possible.... but.....how come the woodwork on all the Thompsons and Lee Enfields isn't burnt ??:undecided: Ouch that is a very good point...and being a Forester he knows all about Wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 The wood on the Lee Enfields does look scorched to me, so it does seem likely that it was caused by a fire although i would expect to see more distortion in the metal. Were Lee Enfields and Brens used in Vietnam - even by the French? With the MG34's there as well it would seem more likely that it was taken in Pakistan than in Vietnam, but happy to be shot down in flames. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbo Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I suspect this is not that uncommon in certain parts of the world. A mate who has been working in Africa recently has told me of similar finds. He also related the tale of taking a scorpion 90 for a spin having been assured it was clear. On his return he heard clunking noises from the rear and it turned out to be a few 90mm hesh rounds which had been bouncing around the turret merrily on his trip...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 .... the wood on the Thompsons looks to me just as though its been left out in the weather for years getting soaking wet in the rain then getting sun bleached.... ......either way about it and however they came to be lying there... ......that yard is crammed full of some serious moneys worth of extremely collectable old weapons...:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Hall Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 The fire didn't do the dammage, it was the water they used to put the fire out. He told me that the warehouse burnt down but the contents were piled up and it all collapsed onto the piles. The water was then sprayed ontop of this to put the fire out and so not all the contents burned, the stuff was pulled apart and the resulting stacks were left rusting like that, the wood got water damaged and then bleached. Because it was the late 60s no one was intrested in this crap as there were tons of good weapons around and so it was left as scrap. The guy is called Philip Peterson, he's quite happy to chat so drop him a mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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