For a lot of people, buying old milsurp rifles at decent prices is a thing of the past, as the three great “Gold Rushes” of guns that followed the end of the Great War, WWII, and Cold War has long since come and gone.
However, the word from Florida-based Inter Ordnance (I/O) and Royal Tiger Imports is that they have a great selection of vintage rifles that have come from (wait for it) Africa. We’ve been reporting on their surplus M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, .30-06 M2 Ball, .45 ACP surplus ball ammo, and .30 Carbine ammo.
They also have a ton of other stuff, as Ethiopia inherited or bought small arms from everyone over the years from the Tsar, to Mussolini, the Brits, the Pentagon, and the Soviets.
Check out these images:
Ethiopian Army surplus 1918 Gewehr 98 Mauser from IO
Ethiopian Army surplus 1893 Erfurt KAR 88 Mauser from IO
Ethiopian Army surplus Lee-Metford Enfield rifle
Ethiopian Army surplus Czech dot 1945 Mauser. Note the St. George crest
For a great, behind-the-scenes look, check out this new video they have posted about what could be the surplus firearms score of the decade.