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Recoil Spring tubes that have been popping up lately

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 3:12 pm
by ChrisPCook
There have been quite a few recoil spring tubes popping up lately for a nice price on ebay and gunbroker, they look good to me from what I've seen in the pictures, some guy in Poland is selling these. Does anyone have any opinions as to if these are good or bad? Thanks, Chris....

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:04 pm
by Blanksguy
I was ripped off when ordering from the man in Poland.....so buyer....beware.

There are a lot of things coming onto the market recently from Europe that look like they are old/WWII........but are they (?).

Regards, RichardS in MI.
Blanksguy2001@chartermi.net

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:25 pm
by TOM R
there are somany things being repoped now that I would gladly take a repro tube and nozzele can 34 and 42

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:44 pm
by CRA
That spring tube on gunbroker is 100% original, being sold by Jbaum a very trustworthy forum member. I dont know about the seller from poland but Jbaum is as good as it gets.
I own one exactly the same so I know its good, it also has wear that cannot be faked and also what apears to be a zinc like coating. some one had a box of these and they are pretty much gonna be gone sooner than later and thats it. If you are into that sort of origial item Id buy it now. alot of mg items are were kept in post war arsenals thats why in the distant past you were able to get some mg equipment bunchs but a contact in Germany has told me they have been tapped dry. Alot of complete E tins and accessories were sold to the UK and US for very very cheap before this mg craze came about.

Gb auction

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:51 pm
by CRA
Is this one of the auctions you are talking about?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... m=63402276

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:04 pm
by Schnee
They are good ones. I have bough a few of them and have no problem with them.

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:16 pm
by TOM R
there is also 1 on ebay

spring tube

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:02 am
by ChrisPCook

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:55 pm
by JBaum
Yup that's my tube in the Gunbroker ad. I have a couple more that have a little more wear on them for cheaper money if anyone cares. The MG34 tubes have been selling in a fewplaces in Europe in the $100-$125 range. It's the MG42 tubes that are tough to find. The ones I have are the only ones I've ever seen other than in pictures.

It really twists my tail that ebay won't let me sell a tube, but they let others sell theirs.
I put one in an ebay ad and they deleted it because it's an assault weapon accessory, yet they allot barrels and trigger groups. WTF?

RE Spring Tubes

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:55 pm
by Bossman
I bought one on Ebay from the guy in Poland, paid for it on
December 31st, haven't rec'd it yet. Will post when I do.

Roger

Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:00 pm
by CRA
Blanksguy wrote:I was ripped off when ordering from the man in Poland.....so buyer....beware.

There are a lot of things coming onto the market recently from Europe that look like they are old/WWII........but are they (?).

Regards, RichardS in MI.
Blanksguy2001@chartermi.net
Let us know if anything changes

MG34 Spring Tube from Poland...

Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:50 pm
by Bossman
Rec'd my spring tube and spare spring from the seller on Ebay. Lots of old dried grease, appears
original to me and I'm satisfied with it. Would do business with him again.

Roger from Iowa

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:50 pm
by Reichpapers
I bought a springtube from the guy in Poland that lists MG34 parts and the springtubes in his add. I received it with no problems.

Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 3:37 pm
by DARIVS ARCHITECTVS
I'm gonna wait for someone to sell a repro tube for $20 or less.

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:07 am
by Blanksguy
Since I started to post on all of the Boards that I find the guy in Poland selling these items (about me getting ripped-off), he has contacted me and is trying to work things out with me.

He has more "Board-Names" on different Boards that he sells on.....why (?).........and several e-mail addresses (?)...again....why (?).

I will post the results of what he intends to do to fix this problem.
Till then....anyone/everyone would be at risk when dealing with him as he may only be filling orders until the "heat" dies down. I wouldn't buy from him until things are cleared up.

Regards, RichardS.
Blanksguy2001@chartermi.net

Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:01 pm
by KMFDM
Lots of fakes out there lately, a German collector friend of mine recently told me that if is worth money it is being faked in Poland and the eastern European countries. Quite a few bogus marked extractor removers out there with waffenamts and all. Quite a few of the Kaliberzylinders and Verschlussabstandlehre/Stahlpatrone (headspace gages) out there recently have been faked. If you can think of it it has been or will be faked.
I am not saying this fella in Poland is a faker because I don't know him but be leery. Also though most of the Arsenals in eastern Europe have been opening their doors and tons of original stuff has been flooding in so he might be legit?