Re:At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways
by tonyarkles on Sunday April 21, 2019 @09:21AM
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Yeah, some military stuff has pretty impressive longevity. I’ve got a surplus Lee-Enfield No4 Mk I that my grandpa gave me years ago. Stamped 1943 on the receiver. I didn’t realize until a few months ago that these are now considered vintage collector’s rifles... I’ve just been using it as a great deer rifle all these years!
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Re:At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways
by huffmsa on Sunday April 21, 2019 @09:42AM
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I think it was the US Marine Corps who issued and reissued M1911 frames printed for WW2 until the pistol was finally phased out of all units in the 1990s / 2000s.
You could have had 3 generations of Marines using the exact same weapon. Unlikely of course, but not technically impossible.
Re:At 30, Game Boys live on in unexpected ways
by manfredo on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:10PM
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It's pretty impressive how long firearms are expected to last given proper storage. I've got a No1 MK III stamped 1914 that still functions alright - doesn't group so well due to a less-than ideal bore but the bolt and magazine shoot fine. People still shoot martini-henry rifles.