CIA Bay of Pigs M1903?

[rdfact]

http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_info.php?products_id=29890

"30-06 Cal; very good bore, very good stock, 24'' barrel, This rifle appears to be of Remington manufacture, however all the markings have been scrubbed from the receiver, barrel and even the magazine cuttoff. The stock is unmarked as well. A few of the small parts have the R marking for Remington manufacture. The serial number has been electro-penciled onto the right side of the receiver, where the original would have been. Consignor notes state that the rifle is possibly one which was destined for issue by the CIA to the paramilitary group known as Brigade 2506, during the ill fated Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba in 1961. This rifle came in with a bandoleer of ammunition reportedly manufactured for issue during this invasion, available separately. The stock hardware and trigger guard are stamped variations. The metal finish shows light wear and some handling rubs and scratches. The wood has scattered minor dings and scratches. Mechanically fine. The bore has shine and sharp rifling with a tight muzzle, showing light frost throughout. C&R/FFL, s/n 2776xx"

[freonr22]

buy the rifle not the story?

[Grendl]

I'm selling Hitler's Walther and Rommel's Luger.

[DennisCA]

"Consignor notes state that the rifle is possibly one which was destined for issue by the CIA to the paramilitary group known as Brigade 2506, during the ill fated Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba in 1961."
Without some sign written documentation/verification, then that statement is meanless. Besides you think the CIA is going to verify something like that?

[Mustang]

Could be a scrubbed low number Springfield or National Ordnance for all anyone knows.

[Agustav]

Decent price for a shooter grade '03...

[Mustang]

$795 seems kind of high for a complete unknown.

[bruceflinch]

Why would they have sent a 1903 to Cuba? Seems like they would send a WWII rifle.

[Marcus von W.]

Fools, they got it all wrong. This priceless piece of history is the rifle Franklin D. Roosevelt used to assassinate Leon Trotsky's gay lover in Buenos Aires in the spring 1941.

The idea was to blame Adolf Hitler by scrubbing the rifle so it looked like a Mauser 98k, and thus cause Stalin to withdraw from the non-aggression pact the Soviet Union had concluded with Germany. Since FDR made the worlds first airborne wheelchair insertion behind Gaucho enemy lines (not Groucho, as some folks wrongly report - that was Charlie McCarthy's assassination attempt on W.C. Fields) to cap Bronshtein's boy toy and had to leave the rifle behind when he made his famous escape by midget submarine, the rifle was scrubbed of all numbers and then remarked using Der Fuehrer's birthdate and unlisted Munich phone number as the serial number to further implicate Hitler.

So this rifle, not the Pearl Harbor attack, was the true cause of WW2. As such, it is way underpriced, and Simpleton Ltd. needs to add a few more zeros to the price.

[gunboat]

I'll take it! PM to follow

[Dutch3]

Fools, they got it all wrong. This priceless piece of history is the rifle Franklin D. Roosevelt used to assassinate Leon Trotsky's gay lover in Buenos Aires in the spring 1941.

The idea was to blame Adolf Hitler by scrubbing the rifle so it looked like a Mauser 98k, and thus cause Stalin to withdraw from the non-aggression pact the Soviet Union had concluded with Germany. Since FDR made the worlds first airborne wheelchair insertion behind Gaucho enemy lines (not Groucho, as some folks wrongly report - that was Charlie McCarthy's assassination attempt on W.C. Fields) to cap Bronshtein's boy toy and had to leave the rifle behind when he made his famous escape by midget submarine, the rifle was scrubbed of all numbers and then remarked using Der Fuehrer's birthdate and unlisted Munich phone number as the serial number to further implicate Hitler.

So this rifle, not the Pearl Harbor attack, was the true cause of WW2. As such, it is way underpriced, and Simpleton Ltd. needs to add a few more zeros to the price.

Of course.

Now it all makes sense. We were all lead astray for so long.

Finally, some closure and it does feel good.

[rdfact]

I like to peruse Simpsons - they often have some interesting pieces. But most of their prices seem too high, unless it's for a Swiss rifle they seem to have an abundance of.

[knucklehead0202]

lol, I've got an arisaka with some carving on the stock that I think might be Yamamoto's autograph too. i'll even sell it for under 5 grand. this is all funny, thanks for posting!