IP, forwarded posts, and copyright infringement

[Harmon Seaver]

   Oh, god, that goes waaay back. That's right, the HK G3 is a clone of the CETME.
Although I think, IIRC, that the CETME used the bolt from the German (WWII era)
MG-38/42 series of light machine guns, so it's not that the Spanish really
invented it. And, as a matter of fact, most of the CETME people were postwar
Deutsch refugees protected by Franco anyway.
    Nice weapons, all of them. Did you ever see the CETME light-weight version of
the MG-3 in .223? What a sweetie! Dual drums.
   Gotta' hand it to the krauts -- best damn weapons in the world. I could care
less what Smith & Colt do, as long as HK, SIG, and Walther keep on doin' what they
do!



Jim Choate wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Harmon Seaver wrote:
>
> > Jim Choate wrote:
> >
> > > But it isn't an example of my mistake. A HK G3 (and the non HK G3 is also
> > > .308) IS a .308 and not .223.
> >
> >    I'm not attacking, just interested. I'm extremely familiar with the HK G3.
> > What is the "non-HK G3"? I've seen a clone produced here in de mudderland
> > (mutter?? Tom?), but didn't really consider that "non-HK". Want to clarify,
> > Jim?
>
> Up until then I thought I did too...I"m not so sure any more.
>
> It's not a clone of the HK G3 as it was explained to me, it was apparently
> used as an interim weapon when the German Army dropped the HK G3 as a
> standard issue weapon a few years ago (ala G11). Maybe FAL, they're
> selling a 'G1' rifle that uses caseless ammo? Though I can't find a
> reference to any such rifle. Maybe it was CETME you do see their gun
> pushed as the 'G3' (the HK is a 'clone' or derived weapon from the Spanish
> gun).
>
> Honestly, I never could figure out exactly what was going on there. That's
> why I finally dropped it. I just did some searches on google and didn't
> find anything helpful.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
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