"Russian Military Announces Massive Sale Of Its Surplus..." Topic

… Stocks Going Back To 1896.

"The Russian military has begun selling off its surplus stocks going back to 1896.

Russia's Ministry of Defense has announced an "auction of unseen generosity," and is selling off everything from vintage quilted jackets (popularly called "vatniks") to logistics equipment, tank engines and night vision periscopes, as well as an entire naval vessel (that one is more of a fixer-upper).

Prospective buyers have until June 29 to submit their requests to the Ministry of Defense, and the first auction will take place on July 21 at the Army-2015 convention in Kubinka. Starting prices have yet to be determined for most items. Much of the equipment is from the past 70 years, although one floating workshop was made in 1896…"
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Talk about a massive "clearing-out" sale. For "military pickers" …. this must be paradise.!!

Amicalement
Armand

Would love a Mig-29, or Su-27, but only if it comes with a free, sober, top-notch mechanic.

These are not for sale yet…I mean mechanics ;)
…no, actually the planes too.
This sale is mostly for "other" stuff, including railroad carriages, pontons, mobile diesel units, etc. Also,there's 2 things to consider – "category" next to lot, going from 1 (brand new) to 5 (almost rubbish) and locations, as I've saw some stuff 8000 km from Moscow.

Nothing for me here…however if I wanted to equip a small army to fight in cold, there're 11000 warm trousers and enormous numbers of field kitchens…

Avoid the hard tack and cabbage from 1898,,,.

It wasn't a good year,,,.

Not hand weapons…?

Amimcalement
Armand

70 year old crap!

Thanks for the note, Barin.

I really covet those nice, little, earlier Migs, not too far from me, e.g. Mig-15s, and/or Mig-17s, but would prefer a more up to date aircraft (I can dream, can't I?).

How about some of those nice, Spetznatz knives that shoot the blade out of the handle?

Might be good for home defense.

Would also love an underwater capable assault rifle for "sport-fishing".

Yuri Orlov from Lord of War: Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It'll shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars.

They must be selling off stuff in order to fund a new project.

[q]I really covet those nice, little, earlier Migs, not too far from me, e.g. Mig-15s, and/or Mig-17s, but would prefer a more up to date aircraft (I can dream, can't I?).[/q]

Guy I know bought a 21. Shipped over, they had it on stands while it was being reaasembled. They released the landing gear so that it could rest on them. Unfortunately, there's no hydraulic pressure when the engine is off and the plane has been in parts …

The landing gear came down as fast as gravity could pull it, missing his head by an inch or two, slammed against the stop with a stunning crash, and locked into place.

He was just a little less enamored of his new plane after that …