Comments by "Scott Kenny" (@ScottKenny1978) on "A Unique Partnership: Czech Mausers for Ethiopia after WWII" video.

  1. Man, I need to review my European history post WW2, I thought the Czechs got absorbed by the Soviets at the end of the war!
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  2.  @samuel88andrews  yes. Oli at IO said he found some mas49s.
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  3.  @stickybiscuits4199  those were stored in conditions you could barely call out of the weather. Completely covered in dust, and the crap from various animals. Not to mention use a hell of a lot and possibly not treated well.
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  4. The Brits wanted/needed to defeat the Italians. The Brits helping the Ethiopians was entirely coincidental.
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  5. Had to have been Ian, he never said war were declared.
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  6. Most of the rough stuff has already been sold to ... Classic arms? Iirc. The stuff in good condition will be sold by IO.
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  7. Most Italian equipment was pretty good, but it was significantly out of date.
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  8.  @stickybiscuits4199  though this is the same IO that managed to make AK parts that failed after @5k rounds.
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  9. Stored in conditions you could barely call out of the weather for decades.
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  10. The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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  11. As many as he finds interesting. Personally, I want one of the early carbines with the "property of emperor salassie" engraving.
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  12. This is just the first shipment.
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  13. Where do you think Classic got them from?
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  14.  @CanalTremocos  yeah, an even greater level of useless! (Yes, it really is possible. Sadly.)
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  15.  @big_pingu  no, they made one pattern of trigger guard and sold it everywhere they could.
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  16. I would say that it's more interesting now, but that's me.
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  17. Pulling them out of their asses? 😇
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