Reply #151: I do own one "weapon of war" that was "designed to kill people"...

[benEzra]

This one.



It's a Finnish M39 built on a 1905-dated Russian M1891 hex receiver still bearing the imperial crest of the Czar.

It likely saw action in World War I, possibly the Bolshevik revolution and the Finnish breakaway, definitely helped defend Finland from the Soviets in 1939-1940, and probably helped kick the Nazis out of Finland in 1944-1945. The highest sight setting is 2.0 kilometers/2000 meters, and it's twice as powerful as an AK-47.

It's also a bolt-action, functionally identical to both a high-powered sniper rifle and a deer rifle (which are essentially the same thing).

My SAR-1, however, is NOT a weapon of war, was NOT designed or manufactured to kill people, and has never been used by any military on this planet:



It is, however, an excellent rifle, combining the all-around versatility of a .30-30 Winchester with a more rugged and durable design, detachable magazines, and improved capacity.

(And no, it's not an actual AK-47, since AK-47's are as tightly controlled in the USA as howitzers and bombs are.)