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26-02-22, 01:17
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Decisions Decisions....
I phoned today and you can't view the item till the day before the auction, is this worth anything (not that I know anyone with a 1919GPMG). Price is still $20.00.
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26-02-22, 04:40
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The one shown is an earlier version than I am used to. I have never paid as much as $20 for the Cdn marked ones, but others mileage may vary.
These days, it will be the guys with the semi auto version of the gun, or the vehicle collectors with a dewat M1919 on the side of their Jeep that will want the bag.
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26-02-22, 09:45
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Which reminds me of something I've wondered about before. In the UK, we say deact as an abbreviation of deactivated, what is dewat an abbreviation of?
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26-02-22, 14:46
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Adrian.
I think it is short for, “DEactivated WAr Trophy”. Not certain where this term originated. David
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26-02-22, 15:34
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Davids explanation of the Dewat term is correct, and here in Canada the terms deac and dewat are used interchangeably. I am not sure, but I suspect the term may have originated with the many MG08 and MG08-15 guns brought back and distributed after WW1.
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26-02-22, 19:02
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Thanks David and Rob, another question answered.
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