Navarre Posted June 28, 2015 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2015 Hello gents, Please, let me show you my last acquisition: M3 grease gun manufactured by Guide Lamp Co with -what I believe- some M3a1 parts retrofitted. I´m still studying the subject so any info is welcomed. Thanks in advance Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m1ashooter Posted June 28, 2015 Share #2 Posted June 28, 2015 I like it. Does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted June 28, 2015 Hello. Its is deactivated. Here in Spain in not permitted to keep them in working order Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted June 28, 2015 Share #4 Posted June 28, 2015 That is one sweet looking weapon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilgarvan Posted June 29, 2015 Share #5 Posted June 29, 2015 Really neat! Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted June 29, 2015 Share #6 Posted June 29, 2015 I love those M3 grease guns!........mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alktrio06 Posted June 29, 2015 Share #7 Posted June 29, 2015 Nice! Where can we get deactivated ones like this in the States? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron3-6 Posted June 29, 2015 Share #8 Posted June 29, 2015 Nice! Where can we get deactivated ones like this in the States? You can't - in europe most countries allow you to keep the weapon intact, but weld up the action in some way. These are called "DE-WATS". They are illegal in the USA and are considered the same as having a functional weapon by the ATF. The original reciever cannot be intact in the US. You can have a display gun with orginal parts in the US, but the reciever must be a new solid piece of metal (or other softer material) with no moving parts. There are plenty of topics on message boards all other the internet and laws posted on the ATF site. It is much more technical than buying parts kit and welding something together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodys Collection Posted August 12, 2015 Share #9 Posted August 12, 2015 SWEET! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAmules Posted August 13, 2015 Share #10 Posted August 13, 2015 You can't - in europe most countries allow you to keep the weapon intact, but weld up the action in some way. These are called "DE-WATS". They are illegal in the USA and are considered the same as having a functional weapon by the ATF. The original reciever cannot be intact in the US. You can have a display gun with orginal parts in the US, but the reciever must be a new solid piece of metal (or other softer material) with no moving parts. There are plenty of topics on message boards all other the internet and laws posted on the ATF site. It is much more technical than buying parts kit and welding something together. Unless of course you have a class III licence. Then they are totally legal to own and fire full auto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill in VA Posted August 14, 2015 Share #11 Posted August 14, 2015 Unless of course you have a class III licence. Then they are totally legal to own and fire full auto. Except for the fact that there's no such thing as a "Class III license." In fact, there's no license to own one period, at least on the federal level. You pay a one-time tax. Read the sticky at the top of this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted August 14, 2015 Share #12 Posted August 14, 2015 YOU CANT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted August 14, 2015 Share #13 Posted August 14, 2015 ONLY HERE ARE YOU RESTRICTED TO HAVE ONE THAT IS A DEWAT. STUPID AND SICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alktrio06 Posted August 14, 2015 Share #14 Posted August 14, 2015 ONLY HERE ARE YOU RESTRICTED TO HAVE ONE THAT IS A DEWAT. STUPID AND SICK Could not have said it better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFMike Posted August 14, 2015 Share #15 Posted August 14, 2015 In most states you can own a licensed DEWAT or a fully functional piece. Involves lots of paperwork and a licese fee. In some states like Illiinois you cannot even own a DEWAT. Also no guns not registered by 1986 can ever be registered. Results are that legal pieces become rarer ane hugely expensive over time. Many older DEWATS were easily restored and the existig laws are a real knee jerk to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omaha44 Posted August 15, 2015 Share #16 Posted August 15, 2015 great Grease gun, congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strac Posted August 15, 2015 Share #17 Posted August 15, 2015 I believe the M3's were still being issued all the way up through the 1980's (?). I never saw any personally but heard that armor crews (US Army) could have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Bibliotecario Posted August 17, 2015 Share #18 Posted August 17, 2015 I know from personal experience M3A1s were still issued in the '70s to VTR crew. The few I ever saw, plus one M3, all had a grey parkerized finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccyooper Posted August 17, 2015 Share #19 Posted August 17, 2015 I carried a M3A1 in 2AD in 1982. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted August 21, 2015 Share #20 Posted August 21, 2015 You can learn a lot about M3's on Machinegunboards.com. Many knowledgeable owners of live examples post in the M3 forum on that board. David Albert [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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