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            <title>My countertops are cooler than your countertops.</title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the blog gets referenced in some of the&nbsp; technical weapons&nbsp;articles in Wikipedia, and we're pretty high up in google-searches for geeky weapons stuff, I get requests for help and information all the time.

Sometimes I'm pretty sure it's law enforcement with nothing better to do&nbsp;trying to lure me into doing or saying something naughty.&nbsp; They're fun to play with.&nbsp; At least you *hope* it's law enforcement, and that regular people wouldn't ask such obviously convoluted questions and spin such unlikely tales, and try to wheedle and cajole me into buying stuff or helping them sell stuff that would be illegal.&nbsp; I do get the occasional request that's probably legitimate, usually along the lines of &quot;Uncle Earl died.&nbsp; We found this in his attic.&nbsp; What is it and can we sell it?&quot;

Thus far I have&nbsp;always been able to&nbsp;identify the item in quetiont.&nbsp; In one case, we found it was an amnesty-registered PPSh43, and it was therefore legal.&nbsp; Oft times, however, they simply don't know.&nbsp; I tell 'em their best choices are to take 'em to gun museums or call law enforcement and arrange a pick up or delivery until the status can be determined.

But dont sit on it too long.&nbsp; The Feds are really pretty easy-going if you call up, tell 'em what you got, and make arrangements to turn it in.&nbsp; But if you sit on it for any significant length of time - they get a little cranky.

Anyway, all that sets up this -&nbsp;this week I&nbsp;have a guy who asked some questions about German markings on the blocks of explosive they used for their mines... and while taking some pics to answer the questions, I just realized, &quot;Gollee, my countertops in the basement are more interesting than those in most of my buddies basements.&quot;&nbsp; And I just wanted to rub yer noses in it.



So, consider 'em rubbed in it.]]></description>
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            <title>Comment from Josh on 2009-01-28</title>
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                <![CDATA[Mmmm, the Suomi is a sweet gun, although if I had to choose (if only I had such problems dilemmas), I'd take the PPSh for the 7.62 Tokarev ammo vs the 9x19.<br />
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And yeah, I can see how the heavy metal objects could take their toll on the granite.<br />
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And yes, if we're talking about what's ON them, you win as always...<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:54:55 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-01-28</title>
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                <![CDATA[We got your <a href="http://www.fototime.com/0AFCDF91CA4308B/standard.jpg" rel="nofollow">PPSh</a> covered.&nbsp; Or your <a href="http://www.fototime.com/CEF953E3BDFD522/orig.jpg" rel="nofollow">Suomi.</a>&nbsp; As for granite countertops - dude, given all the heavy metal objects I keep on 'em, I'm not sure they're the best choice from a durability standpoint.<br />
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Besides, it's what's *on* 'em that makes 'em better than yours.]]>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:08:16 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Josh on 2009-01-28</title>
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                <![CDATA[As the cannoneer pointed out, it's the <strong>PPSh</strong> that I like best.<br />
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And I happen to like granite countertops a little better...they tend to survive my ill-treatment a little longer...<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:57:21 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-01-28</title>
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                <![CDATA[And I'm sure he'd have made fine ones, too.&nbsp; Those were custom made by a local cabinetry shop just down the road.&nbsp; Just down the road in a rural Kansas setting, mind you, but between here and the city...]]>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:23:14 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from HomefrontSix on 2009-01-28</title>
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                <![CDATA[Those countertops look like ones my Daddy would have made.<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:44:21 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-01-27</title>
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                Yeah, that&apos;s a good catch, #4.
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:13:03 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Cannoneer No. 4 on 2009-01-27</title>
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                <![CDATA[<em>Pistolet-Pulemet <strong>Sudaeva</strong> - 43&nbsp; </em>vs.&nbsp;<em>Pistolet Pulemjot <strong>Shpagina</strong> - 41</em>]]>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:10:10 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-01-27</title>
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                <![CDATA[The 41 or the 43, Josh?&nbsp; Not the same gun.]]>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:49:47 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Josh on 2009-01-27</title>
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                <![CDATA[I wish I had an uncle Earl with a PPSh, I love that gun...<br />]]>
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