oh found treasure....... yes...
That story about the grenades sparked a few brain cells… I used to be a bit of a gun nut (still am strange as is) anyway, a few years ago, I was rummaging around our uncles attic after he popped it… opened this old steel cupboard and found a perfectly wrapped up (in its original packaging), sten gun, circa WW2. Along with 5 boxes of ammo, a cleaning kit, and another locked box. All mint clean, and looked brand new.

Uncle was in the Army, and was allowed to keep such things at home, and he had obviously either forgot about it, or never told anybody… I asked my aunt if she new anything about (cough) “old gun parts” in the attic, and the locked box..

No, she said, but could I remove them for her? Could I? Do bears….. Anyway… took the lot home, and pondered… what do I want with an original WW2 mint condition machine gun? Can I flog it? DARE I flog it? Does eBay allow these things? Nah… silly get that I was, I took the lot around to the local barracks and handed it over to the armourer. To say he was happy was an understatement… (They get like that with these things apparently…) anyway, its now in the regimental museum, pride of place on the ww2 section, with a little plaque engraved with my uncles name & rank..

Now.. The locked box…. (Just making sure you are awake) never found the key, so I had to take it to a locksmith to open it for me… I warned him in advance, that it may contain some sort of ordinance, and to be careful… good job… One mint condition (good old uncle, always was a stickler for that) German Walther P38 pistol and box of ammo… now… that I kept… :-)
( TBL I posted this on, Fri 1 Jul 2005, 13:32, Reply)