Weapons seized in 2019 Argentina; found at a hidden bunker at an arms dealer's house.

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MlackBesa@reddit

Clear G36… that’s more impressive than the FAMAS to me. Dude was legit and obviously was connected.

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Friendly_Hornet8900@reddit (OP)

Apparently some of the weapons were smuggled from Europe by sea.

Explains the stuff that is not readily available in the US market or with South American militaries (Like the 93R, MGV-176, Stechkin) .

The FAMAS G2 is actually used by Argentine naval commandos too, although this is the first time i heard of one being used by criminals in that region.

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MlackBesa@reddit

Thanks for the info, I didn’t know about the G2 having been exported to Argentina! I was convinced it saw no more than a few African contracts and something in Indonesia or Malaysia I don’t remember.

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keizaigakusha@reddit

A couple South American counties bought some samples of the Famas. Brazil was the largest purchaser so probably came from there.

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MarcusWulfe941@reddit

Dude probably worked for HK, they did get in trouble for supplying arms to the area when they had been embargoed

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JaySwear@reddit

HK would rather sell to this guy than the US public.

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Worth-Sorry@reddit

Im from argentina and tbf Even HK pistols are hard to get here in the legal citizen market, that guy probably got that g36 from a link with the government since our SOF uses mp5's and thats about it

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Some of the firearms smuggled to Ecuador and Croatia were HKs, and they serial numbers matched to samples bought by the argentine government for our armed and security forces. The guys at HK got mad and stopped dealing with us. Or so I heard.

A couple of months ago I saw two police officers, one was armed with a Galil ACE in 5.56 and the other with an MP5SD with an EOTECH on top.

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MarcusWulfe941@reddit

The ATF* would rather HK sell to criminals in other countries than to us.

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backcountry57@reddit

Throw in the L85 with blank firing adapter, makes this a extremely unique collection

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peshwengi@reddit

Yeah that was the first thing I noticed. Gave me flashbacks and made me want one, even though they were terrible.

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SubstantialFly3316@reddit

They'd be ok as a civ shooter tbh. It was primarily the rigours of military use that undid them, which was...not a great feature of a military service rifle.

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Bon3rBitingBastard@reddit

That L85 100% came from Bolivia

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BazingaODST@reddit

I wish someone would start smuggling Famas into the us

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TheBusinator34@reddit

It’s a nice collection

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ohbrubuh@reddit

That transparent g36 is so sick.

He’s got a Sig 556 with the tag on it still too.

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loogie97@reddit

Imagine having so many cool guns you haven’t got around to shooting the Sig 556.

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gentsuba@reddit

Wait a fecking second... is that a fucking G1 since it retains the straight 25rnds mags of the F1 and not a curved 30rds STANAG mag of the G2.

The telling detail is that a G1 still uses a F1 mag release located in front of the Mag and a

From my memory you can't physically fit a Stanag mag in a F1 magwell,it's too wide.

I don't know if G1 replicas or airsoft exists

If true there was less than 50 "PR' serial number prefix,less than a 100 "A" and ~ 1500 "SP" cutaway and deactivated models.

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MlackBesa@reddit

Oh oh! Great catch! No, no airsoft or model gun version of the G1 has ever been produced. You are right to mention the deacts, those conversely used to be extremely common in Europe and after all, nothing guarantees that every single gun in this is actual in firing condition!

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humblenoob76@reddit

how is there an L85 in this guy's house

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Friendly_Hornet8900@reddit (OP)

Probably smuggled from Europe like some of the other guns.

Or maybe from the Bolivian military.

A couple SA80s showed up in Brazil as well.

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thepvbrother@reddit

Now THAT'S a rumpus room!

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WXHIII@reddit

So uh... how does one become and arms dealer?

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PewPewPilot24@reddit

Integrally suppressed Sterling Mk 4 in the top left corner of the 4th picture. Incredible collection of firearms. I really hope they weren’t all destroyed.

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SubstantialFly3316@reddit

Sterling Mk5s were issued to Arg special forces. Ironically prominently used during the Falklands invasion. A copy of the famous photo of an Arg SF with prisoners is on the wall, the guy carries a Mk5.

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unofficialed@reddit

*a SIGNED copy. Dude met some interesting people

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SubstantialFly3316@reddit

Well spotted! Yeah, this guy moved in interesting circles.

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FaustinoAugusto234@reddit

A suppressed Sterling Mk4 is a Mk5.

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PewPewPilot24@reddit

Appreciate the information

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Friendly_Hornet8900@reddit (OP)

Probably another gun that was being smuggled from Europe, or maybe a war trophy from some Argentine soldier.

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Lycan0100@reddit

🎵🎶MUCHAAACHOOOS 🎶🎵

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The_First_Curse_@reddit

Most of these bust and seize posts are super lame but this was amazing. This man has some good taste. Not perfect mind you but pretty good.

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SuppliceVI@reddit

Not one or two but THREE FAMAS.

AND an SA80

Nutty.

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RandyTrevor22321@reddit

And a USAS 12 I think further right pointing upwards

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SuppliceVI@reddit

I only discounted that because I saw two together at AZFirearms before they became an auction-only site.

I wasn't aware they were rare at the time and I effectively saw lightning strike twice.

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DerringerOfficial@reddit

Don’t forget the G36 and SG550

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paucus62@reddit

Transparent G36, at that!

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Bon3rBitingBastard@reddit

Sa80 from Bolivia I beleive. They ordered a few hundred for testing in the 80s and hated them, a bunch got deactivated according to British law and sold as souvenirs to British veterans.

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DaPoorBaby@reddit

Are there better resolution pictures?

That's a tasty collection.

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frnngg@reddit

There are videos

https://youtu.be/O7lBIXcuTL0?si=hym_CN8scBFBe6eg

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CyberSoldat21@reddit

L85A1, FAMAS, VP70 with the stock, and grenades? Fucking hell that’s quite the haul

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mighty_issac@reddit

Are you sure the L85 is A1? I thought it was A2. I can only tell by the cocking handle and the picture isn't clear.

Is there another tell between A1 and A2 that's easier to see?

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CyberSoldat21@reddit

Zoom in close enough on the charging handle. It doesn’t appear to be the A2 pattern. I’d assume it’s easier for an arms dealer to find an A1 than A2

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mighty_issac@reddit

I can't really see the handle at all, that's why I assumed it was A2. I figured the silver handle of the A1 would stand out more. You could easily be right, I was just curious if there was something else to identify it.

The weirdest thing is storing it with a BFA on.

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https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/02/13/the-transparent-heckler-koch-g36/

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