Clint Eastwood’s MP40 Turned In To UK Police
BY Herschel Smith
6 years, 11 months ago
NYP:
Police holding a weapons amnesty were stunned after a man handed in Clint Eastwood’s MP40 machine gun he used in the film “Where Eagles Dare.”
Officers say the prop German sub-machine gun was dropped at a police station by an unnamed male who worked in the film industry.
He told cops the MP40 sub-machine gun was used by Eastwood in the movie while he was disguised as a Nazi.
It was handed in at the Bridgwater Police Station in Somerset.
In the UK, guns are highly regulated with handguns all but banned. Amnesties are regularly instigated by police wherein citizens can turn in illegal guns without facing penalties.
Richard Vise, evidential property and stores manager for the Bridgwater Police Station, said: “A man walked into the station claiming to work in the film industry.”
”He said the machine gun was used by Clint Eastwood in ‘Where Eagles Dare.’ He said it was a prop which we have since confirmed. It could be valuable.”
Vise added that the majority of guns will be destroyed.
I’m right here, others are here, but no, this idiot had to turn this in to the UK police to be destroyed. Or played with by them.
Cue WiscoDave, who through his tears may say something like, “I’ve tried to live a good life. Been kind to animals, children and the elderly. This stuff never happens to me… sigh.”
Yea, I know. I’m right there with you buddy.
On November 29, 2017 at 8:26 am, Ned said:
Oh good. Crime rates will now continue to drop in the UK. The Queen’s subjects must all feel so much safer now.
On November 29, 2017 at 8:54 am, Fred said:
@Ned,
“The Queen’s subjects must all feel so much safer now.”
“feel” being the operative word there.
On November 29, 2017 at 12:32 pm, WiscoDave said:
“sniff…”
On November 29, 2017 at 3:33 pm, Bill Robbins said:
The movie was pretty good. Old-school good. All the bad had terrible aim and got shot. The good guys got away.
On November 29, 2017 at 10:20 pm, Twgin said:
I want to stumble across the rifle used by the Jackal in “Day of The Jackal”…
On December 1, 2017 at 2:50 am, TheAlaskan said:
I stumbled across Kaiser Wilhelm’s brass, belt buckle and bought it for $95 from a very old German woman, who with a thick German-English accent, claimed to be a relative of Wilhelm. I had no reason to doubt her. On the buckle it states; IN TREUE FEST.