Saddam's Golden Guns

[Itsmine]

Hi All, I had the pictures buried in another post so I thought I would repost them here to make it easier to find. I had a cousin in the military who was involved in chasing down Saddam Hussien. They were in Baghdad and entered one of his many palaces. They found these guns. It was a mix of AK'S and I'm not a weapons guy, so I may mis-label a few of them. The AK'S in the crate are solid gold, except for the one on the right, which is platinum. If you look hard you'll see the mags for these weapons in the crate. There's also what looks to me like a B.A.R. and a Brittish Sten. I don't know what the one is with a silencer, or the black one in the case. The 1911 pistol is in platinum, and has a gold trigger. The workmanship that went into these is really amazing....

 

[Rookster]

Wow. I can here it now. Oh, that weapon comes in Mossy Oak gold.

 

[Truth]

Incredible to see. Thank you

 

[Hawks88]

Thanks for sharing those photos. Very interesting to see.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

They wouldn't be solid. That wouldn't hold up to the pressures. The AK's are stamped sheet steel. More likely plated.

 

[Bama Billy]

That 1911 is a keeper

 

[Ogre1190]

Whatta waste of precious metal. Nice , tho. The oddball smg is Italian. The one with silencer MAY be a Heckler & Koch and the pistol is a Browning Hi-Power. The Sten is actually a Sterling.

 

[old digger]

So, What happened to them?

 

[buck8point]

The Long AK Looking Rifle the Solider is holding is a Dragonov Sniper Rifle.

 

[IMAUDIGGER]

That 1911 is a keeper

From what I have been told second hand, it likely was...

 

[l.cutler]

Definitely plated, I remember reading about these.

 

[Itsmine]

I don't think any of them were actually usable......... After a little more research I found out there was a mix. Some were just plated,and some were solid in display cases lining the main hall.

 

[ToddsPoint]

That Browning Hi-Power is factory engraved. About $5K for that one. Nice! Gary