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M26 fake!

timmymac

Well-Known Member
image.jpgimage.jpgPretty elaborate fake lemon (l)next to my M26 (r).image.jpgthat I get the other day. I really had no idea the length that someone would go to screw people. Guess Dad as right, "If something looks to good to be true, it probably is!" I hate when I have to learn some lessons more than once! This one was kinda expensive! Tell ya though it made me look at some of the things I was selling some guys here in the states. I had made some M67's & M26's & M18's & sold them on another (US) forum. I was PERFECTLY clear these were replicas used when ya wouldn't wanna display the real thing, or re-enactments or whatever, & they were priced like replicas. They were however, VERY high grade replicas. I NEVER thought about what could happen with these things after I sent them off. We'll I finally understand why most of this forum feels pretty strongly about altering our grenades in ANY way. As evident in recent posts, I did not fully subscribe to this opinion. I understand that even when I do something with the best intentions, the next guy might not. We live & learn. I no longer make/alter grenades.
 
Always happy to receive another convert.
 
And the God of War sayeth "Thou shall make no faken images before me"
 
is this definitely a repro designed to fool the grenade collector or a replica for the airsoft market though? I know there are a number of replica M26s for airsoft (some function as gas or bb containers) but I think most are plastic and obviously not the real deal...
 
Is this this an L2 body? It sure looks like it could be. Doesn't the bottom half go OVER top half at the seam? Also doesn't it accept fuse with 1/2 " thread? It never occurred to me until I was on Lexes sight looking at L3 A2 & glanced @ L2A1 coil!
 
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