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[Johnsond]

3 hours ago, agg221 said:

It wasn't immediately useable no - having spent time in the river it was probably soggier than a defence dossier behind a bus stop. There was so much rust that I suspect any rounds were more likely to come out of the side of the barrel than make it to the end - what is known on Ebay as a restoration project. Still, not the kind of thing you find every day.

 

I took the picture before it went. That got interesting in itself. I thought I should probably report it so when I got back from the police station I rang the non-emergency number. I live in Essex but the dialling code is for the nearest town which is in Suffolk. I therefore ended up with an operator who was insistent that I should drive to Ipswich (over an hour away) to hand it in because that was the nearest police station. I pointed out that I was not going to drive to Ipswich and by the way, I was in Essex. Eventually it was arranged that Essex police would send someone round that evening.

 

A patrol car duly turned up with two policemen in it. One revealed that the other wanted it for his collection. I then suggested that actually it was mine and once they had verified it I would like it back please. Suddenly it was going to be necessary to undertake all sorts of destructive tests and there wouldn't be anything for me to have back. I asked for a receipt please and he just smiled and walked off with it, so I know exactly whose collection that went into don't I.

 

Returning to the point that prompted this - I can quite see why if you find something and want to hand it in it is much easier to give it to the BBC and is it also much more likely to get what happened publicised rather than covered up (the event rather than the contents).

 

Alec

Did you ever find out what make and model it was ?? 

[Ratman]

Did you ever find out what make and model it was ?? 

Made in china! [emoji849]🤷‍♂️🤣

[Khriss]

Did you wash yr hands after  🤔 k

[Ratman]

Did you wash yr hands after  [emoji848] k

[emoji849] of course Khwiss!

[Stubby]

They don't like it up em captain Mainwaring  .....😁

Edited June 29, 2021 by Stubby

[eggsarascal]

Just for fun.

 

 

[Woodworks]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

They don't like it up em captain Mainwaring  .....😁

Yes, Sri Lanka had no answer to Joe Root 😜

Edited June 29, 2021 by Woodworks

[agg221]

On 28/06/2021 at 20:25, Johnsond said:

Did you ever find out what make and model it was ?? 

I did but I can't remember I'm afraid. My neighbour is in to such things and found it in one of his reference books. It was something quite obscure dating from the mid-1970s. How it ended up in my river I have no idea!

Alec

[Johnsond]

21 minutes ago, agg221 said:

I did but I can't remember I'm afraid. My neighbour is in to such things and found it in one of his reference books. It was something quite obscure dating from the mid-1970s. How it ended up in my river I have no idea!

Alec

Cheers for that. 
Would have been good to know what  it actually was. 

[AHPP]

I've been trying to place it for the last couple of days.  First thought was French, then the trigger guard made me wonder if it was some mad bullpup Galil I don't know about, then the magwell looked like it was indeed for pistol rounds and I thought it could be a .22 of some sort, or even just a toy. No idea basically. Would be interested to know though.

 

Given its obscurity, I concur with your statement, Alec. I've no idea how it ended up in your river.