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Crepuscular

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15. Don't know about 155mm

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 08:51 PM

Jan 2013

but you used to be able to purchase artillery pieces as a private citizen.Here are a few pics from a catalog that I have for the "Service Armament Company" circa 1963.

They sold WWII surplus arms, you could purchase artillery, mortars, anti-aircraft guns, etc. as well as the ammunition. The only requirement on the order sheet was that you had to be an American Citizen.

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Is it possible to buy a 155mm artillery piece on the market? [View all] kentuck Jan 2013 OP

well, they want their militia well armed..... spanone Jan 2013 #1

Can we please learn the state of gun laws before we complain? Recursion Jan 2013 #2

Have machine guns been banned also? kentuck Jan 2013 #3

functionally yes Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #4

Can you hunt ducks with a machine gun? kentuck Jan 2013 #5

You could set up a machine gun in a duckblind. HubertHeaver Jan 2013 #6

How come? kentuck Jan 2013 #7

You've never fired a machine gun, have you? HubertHeaver Jan 2013 #10

Actually, I have. kentuck Jan 2013 #11

I think they had a vision of reality. HubertHeaver Jan 2013 #32

Yeah, that was the problem... kentuck Jan 2013 #37

50mm ? mwrguy Jan 2013 #56

LOL... raidert05 Jan 2013 #34

Burned out barrel... stoppage... bad stuff... Bigmack Jan 2013 #40

Nope, for that you need one of these: JoeyT Jan 2013 #50

On the class III form meanit Jan 2013 #8

But weren't "machine guns" declared illegal in the 1920's? kentuck Jan 2013 #9

no, actually, you can get them, it's very expensive dionysus Jan 2013 #12

No. Assault weapons are normal rifles that look like military guns Recursion Jan 2013 #13

No ..... oldhippie Jan 2013 #14

Then why are you answering. kentuck Jan 2013 #17

It was the machine gun act of 1934 I believe, meanit Jan 2013 #23

But aren't they rather easily fixed to fire automatic?? kentuck Jan 2013 #27

If you can obtain the parts meanit Jan 2013 #31

Do you have to have an extra part? kentuck Jan 2013 #33

Its a different mechanism. HooptieWagon Jan 2013 #35

I'm not sure meanit Jan 2013 #38

Most of them... raidert05 Jan 2013 #39

The legal parts themselves are registered as Class III weapons NickB79 Jan 2013 #55

machine guns are not illegal at all...just difficult and expensive to get a license. crazyjoe Jan 2013 #36

State of gun laws? Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2013 #18

Don't know about 155mm Crepuscular Jan 2013 #15

Pretty sure those were disabled (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #16

Don't think so Crepuscular Jan 2013 #26

Be sorta hard to get one of those in a schoolroom, though.. kentuck Jan 2013 #20

Doesn't Arnold Schwarzenneger own a tank? nt. thucythucy Jan 2013 #19

There's some Sherman Tanks in private hands TheMightyFavog Jan 2013 #24

have a rich uncle? d_r Jan 2013 #41

Why don't you just stick with small arms like AR's and AK's ileus Jan 2013 #21

I am just curious to where the NRA would draw the line? kentuck Jan 2013 #22

ICBM's with nuke warheads. Only one per household. Scuba Jan 2013 #25

Sounds about right. kentuck Jan 2013 #28

With a Walmart voucher! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #52

I think they support the line as it was drawn in 1934 hack89 Jan 2013 #42

A mile? bluedigger Jan 2013 #29

Been a long time since I was in an artillery unit.. kentuck Jan 2013 #30

There were a lot of posts I wanted to avoid GP6971 Jan 2013 #43

Best wishes to your son from a 2nd ACR vet. Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #47

This guy is selling one. TexasPaganDem Jan 2013 #44

The breech block is missing. oneshooter Jan 2013 #46

This 90mm T8 is/was for sale oneshooter Jan 2013 #49

Good lord. A bag gun Recursion Jan 2013 #51

An operating howitzer is considered a Destructive Device jmowreader Jan 2013 #45

Let me know if you get one. Adsos Letter Jan 2013 #48

There are people who own personal tanks, jet fighters, and prop bombers Major Nikon Jan 2013 #53

Surely the FF pondered that. moondust Jan 2013 #54