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gyvel · July 4, 2016, 03:07 PM

It's been a while since I have seen one of those "Police Carbines," but the last one I remember seeing is one with a "Crown J" for Queen Juliana of the Netherlands on top of the receiver. It was offered to me for $600.00, but, at the time, that was waaaay more than I wanted to spend on a gun like that. (It's probably worth at least that now. LOL)

From the pics, it looks too well made to be Yugoslavian or Spanish, and that leaves the usual suspects, i.e. FN or Steyr. I guess, if the owner ever disassembles it, you will have to look at the proofs and inspection marks to identify it.

July 4, 2016, 03:07 PM	#5
gyvel Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2009 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,172	It's been a while since I have seen one of those "Police Carbines," but the last one I remember seeing is one with a "Crown J" for Queen Juliana of the Netherlands on top of the receiver. It was offered to me for $600.00, but, at the time, that was waaaay more than I wanted to spend on a gun like that. (It's probably worth at least that now. LOL) From the pics, it looks too well made to be Yugoslavian or Spanish, and that leaves the usual suspects, i.e. FN or Steyr. I guess, if the owner ever disassembles it, you will have to look at the proofs and inspection marks to identify it.