Ferrari Mailing List: Re: What Should I Buy [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 8

[red5hilser (red5hilser]

That was a Mauser 'Red 9.' I Traded it for a Chi/Com AK-47 that a friend 
smuggled in from Vietnam in a large Stereo that he bought in Siagon. When the 
selector switch was in full-auto, it sang like a bird. Surplus 7,62x39 ammo was 
4c a round back then. That went for both 8mm Mauser?and 9mm Luger too.

Out in the Mojave, it was fun when a big Jack was running away from you, to 
start a few yards behind it and work your way through it. They always had such 
a startled look on their faces! I've still got a picture of my 6 year-old first 
son, Willi D, sitting cross-legged, behind a Jack what was almost as big as he 
was, grinning from ear to ear, holding the Red-9 beside him, shoulder stock 
down. The jack, looking as big as an elk in front of him, with it's?huge ears 
sticking up in the air, like the elk's antlers would be. There's a 9mm hole 
visible?in one ear. I guess he aimed a little high that shot. <g> ?I'll 
treasure that one for the rest of my life.

One of my ex brother-in-laws, Don, had a whippet dog (small Greyhound.) We used 
to take it out there to 'course' the rabbits. We'd have him on a leash, and 
when he spotted one, he'd stop and freeze up, stiff as a board. But once we let 
him go, if he didn't catch the rabbit within the first 100 yards, it was all 
over. Those sneaky little bastards would gang up on him and play games. While 
he was chasing rabbit A, rabbit B would cut across in front of him and he would 
start chasing it instead. Then rabbit C would do the same thing, ad nausium 
until the poor hound collapsed. Poor dog. Have they no shame?

Ach, the olde days? --? Yer pal Bubba




-----Original Message-----
From: Doug 


Wadabout that kool artilery 9 mm pistol with a wooden holster that doubles as a 
shoulder stock??
DOUG?
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----- Original Message ----- From: <red5hilser [at] aol.com>?
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>?
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Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2008 3:38 PM?
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] What Should I Buy [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 8?
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> Dr. Steve: I've been into automatic waeapons most of my life. My MG-34 and > 
> MP-40 were purchased back in the early 1980s at the Great Western Gun Show > 
> in L.A. as 'parts guns.' Complete except that the recievers were torched > in 
> half, making them, under Federal law,?non-firing wall hangers. The '40 > was 
> $400, and the '34 was $600. I found a class?II manufacturer in Phoenix > who 
> built recievers for me, I paid the $200 ea. Transfer tax, and started > to 
> 'Rock & Roll out in the Arizona desert.'?
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> The Kubelwagen, mit stalhelm came later, with a Berretta MP 38/42 that I > 
> found at work. This guy's son brought it back home after WW2. That SMG has > 
> two triggers, one for semi, and one for foll auto. All he had to do to > make 
> it a legal war trophy was to remove the full auto trigger. I paid > $200 for 
> it with one trigger, looked in the latest issue of Shotgun > News,?went to 
> the surplus gun parts section, where I found a replacement > auto trigger, 
> original sling, and two 40 round mags which cost me all of > $40. While I was 
> at it, I also found a set of original y-straps, leather > belt, and 2 canvas 
> mag pouches w/the loading tool for the MP-40.?
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> But that was then ... and this is now.? Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba?
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> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] What Should I Buy [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 8?
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> I'm not sure how it went back then, but the half-tracks are now, for some > 
> reason, classified as implements of war and cannot be imported without a > 
> lot of red tape from the State Department's Munitions Control Office, an > 
> Importer's License from BATF&E, etc. I understand that the best anyone can > 
> do now is get the tracks imported from Israel but I'm even ready to accept > 
> an "assembled from parts" one. The only thing I can't tolerate is one in > 
> poor mechanical condition. If something is going to be broken I'm going to > 
> be the one that breaks it. I'm not sure how they classify the Kubelwagen > 
> buy I'm guessing it can be imported without too much trouble as > Pinzgauer's 
> and Unimogs make it in. It must be something about tracked > vehicles?
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> I'll probably put the front and rear ARB Air Lockers on my Bronco as a > 
> backup for the G-wagon but that is about it. Four 4x4's should be enough > 
> for anyone.?
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> And today is one of those no ambition, just want to wander on the > mountains 
> in SE AZ and look for Ghost Towns or some such. It is a really > good day 
> here to take out the 348 and exercise it but even that doesn't > seem like 
> motivation enough, though I?know some time in Nov. I'll remember > today and 
> wonder why I didn't take it out for a run.?
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> Too bad we didn't run into each other sooner. We could have torn up some > 
> really remote sites vic. Ft. H.?
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> In a message dated 9/7/2008 11:31:41 A.M. Central Daylight Time, > Red5hilser 
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> Hey Dr. Steve: Before I bought my Type 181 Kubelwagen in the late 1990's, > I 
> explored other kinds of European military vehiclesThere were several > German 
> Sd. Kfz. 251 - Halftrack personnel carriers, FOB the Czech > Republic, for 
> less than 15K usd, if I remember right. The Germans had > factories there 
> that manufactured several tens of thousands units during > WW2. After the 
> war, the Czechs continued production for several years, > thus spare parts 
> are no problem.?
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> After weighing the pros and cons, I decided on the Kubelwagen, FOB > Houston. 
> It was really a no-brainer. Since 'The Thing' was a civilian > rip-off of the 
> Kubelwagen, all the spare parts that I could ever need was > available at my 
> nearest VW dealer, and it cost half as much as the > Halftrack, I headed for 
> houston and drove it back to Tucson.?
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> It was complete except for the mount for my MG-34 and the duck-boards for > 
> the floors, and the oval Waffen-SS license plate for the front bumper, all > 
> purchased off eBay. It had a good field-green top which I hardly used. I > 
> prefered wearing an oakleaf?camo zeltban and a stalhelm. You should have > 
> see those jack-rabbits run!?
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> NOTE: the easy way to identify a genuine Kubelwagen, not a Thing that is > of 
> much less value, is to look at the VIN. The genuine K-wagen is made in > 
> Wolfsburg, Germany. All VW Things were manufactured in either Brazil or > 
> Mexico. BTW, does anybody know what Wolfsburg was named pre-1945? Doug, > you 
> should know this.?
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> Ach, the memories, Haupsturmfuher Bubba?
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> -----Original Message-----?
> From: Dr. Steve?
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] What Should I Buy [Ferrari Digest, Vol 26, Issue 8]?
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> Actually, I have to admit that my G-wagon is one of my favorite cars, and?
> the most capable 4x4 I have owned.?
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> My trailer queen off-roadster goal is a HalfTrack, and I've been on the?
> prowl for a usable one for a price that doesn't make it a museum piece > for 
> a?
> while and it is "on-order" with one of the real aficionados of the > military?
> vehicle restoration in town but the price is the current barrier (as is > the?
> case?
> sometimes with these things). There is a limit that can be spent on > 
> something?
> that needs a gooseneck trailer with my F-350 and while fun to drive on > the?
> farm is essentially useless except for the trails so I'll just wait out > the?
> market and if it comes available at the right price I'll pick it up and > 
> bring it?
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> home.?
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> In the meantime I'll just see how far I can push the G, and save the 348 > 
> for?
> Memphis.?
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> Maybe while we are in MEM we can all get together and figure out how to > 
> find?
> some obscure battlefield or historic location that no one else gets to?
> without a GPS and some off-road equipment.?
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> Dr. Steve?
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> 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III...........1975 Pontiac GV Conv.?
> 1980 MB 450SL..................................1982 RR Corniche?
> 1985 MB 280 GE G-Wagen................. 1985 GMC Brigadier 20 Ton?
> Winch/Wrecker?
> 1988 Rolls Royce Silver Spur................1990 Cadillac "Eagle" Hearse?
> 1994 F-350 Powerstroke 4x4................1995 Ferrari 348 Spyder?
> 1996 Bronco ......................................2000 Lincoln Town Car?
> 2004 Excursion...................................(+ Audrey's 2x MB's)?
> and a?
> 1976 Fire Truck...................................HAHN, WARNER & SWASEY-?
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> In a message dated 9/6/2008 1:02:48 A.M. Central Daylight Time,?
> ferrari-request [at] ferrarilist.com writes:?
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> Maybe instead of the G-wagen, a Kubelgagen?
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> 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III...........1975 Pontiac GV Conv.?
> 1980 MB 450SL..................................1982 RR Corniche?
> 1985 MB 280 GE G-Wagen................. 1985 GMC Brigadier 20 Ton > 
> Winch/Wrecker?
> 1988 Rolls Royce Silver Spur................1990 Cadillac "Eagle" Hearse?
> 1994 F-350 Powerstroke 4x4................1995 Ferrari 348 Spyder?
> 1996 Bronco ......................................2000 Lincoln Town Car?
> 2004 Excursion...................................(+ Audrey's 2x MB's)?
> and a?
> 1976 Fire Truck...................................HAHN, WARNER & SWASEY- > 
> DUPLEX?
> DIVISION ?HOWE??APPARTUS . MODEL #R400 FIRE TRUCK w/a?100' Tower?
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