In these crazy mixed up times it’s not often you get the chance to congratulate your government, but a big WELL DONE is certainly deserving of the current NZ politicians.
If you have been trying to contact a NZ collector over the last couple of days there’s a good chance we were MIA. It was for a good cause, as we have been in Wellington attending an auction for surplus cadet training rifles. Originally the government was going to destroy these rifles, but after a lot of campaigning by NZ collectors they agreed to sell them. There were three types of rifles,
Lee Enfield .22 - No 8 (285 rifles),
Lee Enfield .22 - No 9 (116 rifles),and
Lee Enfield .303 - DP No 4’s (52 rifles)
Individual bidders were allowed to buy a maximum of one of each type, and clubs could buy a total of 5 rifles. They were all sold and are now safely stowed away.
Personally I had a great weekend and managed to catch up with MG34NZ, along with many other local collectors and dealers (there was a reasonable amount of pleasure along with the work :tinysmile_fatgrin_t).
Enjoy the photos. Cheers
If you have been trying to contact a NZ collector over the last couple of days there’s a good chance we were MIA. It was for a good cause, as we have been in Wellington attending an auction for surplus cadet training rifles. Originally the government was going to destroy these rifles, but after a lot of campaigning by NZ collectors they agreed to sell them. There were three types of rifles,
Lee Enfield .22 - No 8 (285 rifles),
Lee Enfield .22 - No 9 (116 rifles),and
Lee Enfield .303 - DP No 4’s (52 rifles)
Individual bidders were allowed to buy a maximum of one of each type, and clubs could buy a total of 5 rifles. They were all sold and are now safely stowed away.
Personally I had a great weekend and managed to catch up with MG34NZ, along with many other local collectors and dealers (there was a reasonable amount of pleasure along with the work :tinysmile_fatgrin_t).
Enjoy the photos. Cheers
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