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What is cheap? $$$
Wowzers
What? When? Where?
How in the world did I miss this one.
(it needs the thumb safety lock out screw)
Well,...That Was Pretty Quick with the RECKONING !
Is $350.00 (2016 dollars) a good example, of the Definition, of Dirt Cheap ?? (For the Pistol in post # 6, even with the Missing Parts.)
The widow (and adult son) of a Vietnam Vet was walking this around a show back in 2016. (Said her Veteran husband acquired it over there.) Apparently, they were offered $300.00 by a table holder and were hoping to get the 350. The/a table holder near me knew what it was (and that it was a very good buy at 350), but had no idea what it was worth. After about 5 minutes of examining it, that guy passed on it. (Not sure why he passed, however, previously [at a different show] he paid a USMC gunny [that looked like he was in his 90s] 4 times what he was asking for a 1963 [maybe a 1962] U.S. military match .45 ACP Pistol. Maybe, he knew what that U.S. military match Pistol was worth. ?)
Anyway, another table holder snatched-it-up for the 350. That guy let me take it outside for those pictures on an old garbage can ! Yes, he sold it, during set-up, at the next show.
Maybe, if ei8ht was on speed-dial,....
Is $350.00 (2016 dollars) a good example, of the Definition, of Dirt Cheap ?? (For the Pistol in post # 6, even with the Missing Parts.)
The widow (and adult son) of a Vietnam Vet was walking this around a show back in 2016. (Said her Veteran husband acquired it over there.) Apparently, they were offered $300.00 by a table holder and were hoping to get the 350. The/a table holder near me knew what it was (and that it was a very good buy at 350), but had no idea what it was worth. After about 5 minutes of examining it, that guy passed on it. (Not sure why he passed, however, previously [at a different show] he paid a USMC gunny [that looked like he was in his 90s] 4 times what he was asking for a 1963 [maybe a 1962] U.S. military match .45 ACP Pistol. Maybe, he knew what that U.S. military match Pistol was worth. ?)
Anyway, another table holder snatched-it-up for the 350. That guy let me take it outside for those pictures on an old garbage can ! Yes, he sold it, during set-up, at the next show.
Maybe, if ei8ht was on speed-dial,....
I remembered where the SMP 1908 is for sale: Carol Watson's Auctions
Rare Colt M1903/08 Shanghai Police Issued | Proxibid
Bid in a Proxibid online auction to acquire a Rare Colt M1903/08 Shanghai Police Issued Semi-Automatic Pistol from Carol Watson's Orange Coast Auctions.
www.proxibid.com
Found a few more pics of my Shanghaied Shanghai.........
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I can't find pics of my PDNY at the moment.....
I can't find pics of my PDNY at the moment.....
Excellent Shanghaied SMP
Sent to you at no cost if wanted.
They are here in ei8htland....
Needs a Thumb Safety Lock Out Screw.Found a few more pics of my Shanghaied Shanghai.........
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Sent to you at no cost if wanted.
They are here in ei8htland....
Alan I can't remember the complete content of the book very well- I read it a long time ago- will try to find it and investigate. Wakeman concentrated mostly on the Chinese aspects of SMP iirc.
It had a lot to do with the secret war and the deadly conflict between the Chicoms, the KMT, the "Blue Shirt" group the Green Gang, the Japanese and their secret society allies etc. for control and power over the streets and the underworld. Murderous skulldrudgery - unreal cunning and treachery from all corners.
www.goodreads.com
"Prewar Shanghai: casinos, brothels, Green Gang racketeers, narcotics syndicates, gun-runners, underground Communist assassins, Comitern secret agents. Frederic Wakeman's masterful study of the most colorful and corrupt city in the world at the time provides a panoramic view of the confrontation and collaboration between the Nationalist secret police and the Shanghai underworld.
In detailing the life and politics of China's largest urban center during the Guomindang era, Wakeman covers an array of topics: the puritanical social controls implemented by the police; the regional differences that surfaced among Shanghai's Chinese, the influence of imperialism and Western-trained officials. Parts of this book read like a spy novel, with secret police, torture, assassination; and power struggles among the French, International Settlement, and Japanese consular police within Shanghai."
Chiang Kai-shek wanted to prove that the Chinese could rule Shanghai and the country by themselves, rather than be exploited and dominated by foreign powers. His efforts to reclaim the crime-ridden city failed, partly because of the outbreak of war with Japan in 1937, but also because the Nationalist police force was itself corrupted by the city."
Excellent writer his biography of the Anti Communist secret service General Da Li was first rate.
Seems his books are pricy now you may try a inter library loan to see if it is what you are looking for before you jump.
Hope that helps-
BTW my old professor in TCM was from a wealthy Shanghai family and had a Green Gang Bodyguard as a youngster. He told me many interesting stories about prewar Shanghai. The bodyguard gave him a herbal recipe for fighting with 100 herbs in it supposed to brew it and drink it before you go to the big beat down lol. He also learned Shaolin Yoga from his families spiritual advisor- a very interesting man.
It had a lot to do with the secret war and the deadly conflict between the Chicoms, the KMT, the "Blue Shirt" group the Green Gang, the Japanese and their secret society allies etc. for control and power over the streets and the underworld. Murderous skulldrudgery - unreal cunning and treachery from all corners.
Policing Shanghai, 1927-1937
Prewar casinos, brothels, Green Gang racketeers, narco…
"Prewar Shanghai: casinos, brothels, Green Gang racketeers, narcotics syndicates, gun-runners, underground Communist assassins, Comitern secret agents. Frederic Wakeman's masterful study of the most colorful and corrupt city in the world at the time provides a panoramic view of the confrontation and collaboration between the Nationalist secret police and the Shanghai underworld.
In detailing the life and politics of China's largest urban center during the Guomindang era, Wakeman covers an array of topics: the puritanical social controls implemented by the police; the regional differences that surfaced among Shanghai's Chinese, the influence of imperialism and Western-trained officials. Parts of this book read like a spy novel, with secret police, torture, assassination; and power struggles among the French, International Settlement, and Japanese consular police within Shanghai."
Chiang Kai-shek wanted to prove that the Chinese could rule Shanghai and the country by themselves, rather than be exploited and dominated by foreign powers. His efforts to reclaim the crime-ridden city failed, partly because of the outbreak of war with Japan in 1937, but also because the Nationalist police force was itself corrupted by the city."
Excellent writer his biography of the Anti Communist secret service General Da Li was first rate.
Seems his books are pricy now you may try a inter library loan to see if it is what you are looking for before you jump.
Hope that helps-
BTW my old professor in TCM was from a wealthy Shanghai family and had a Green Gang Bodyguard as a youngster. He told me many interesting stories about prewar Shanghai. The bodyguard gave him a herbal recipe for fighting with 100 herbs in it supposed to brew it and drink it before you go to the big beat down lol. He also learned Shaolin Yoga from his families spiritual advisor- a very interesting man.
Here's a very expensive SMP M1908
TUE DEC 13, EXTREMELY RARE & DESIRABLE 1931 SHANGHAI MUNICIPAL POLICE ISSUED, COLT 1908 .380 POCKET HAMMERLESS PISTOL, 100% CORRECT AND MUCH NICER THAN USUALLY FOUND! - Pre98 Antiques
In about 90% condition, we have a very rare and highly sought after 1931 Production Colt 1908 Pocket Hammerless Pistol,
pre98.com
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