Quote History Originally Posted By AGM114:
SNR here. I took down the post because of this post. Prior to paying the invoice I called around to OSI, NCIS, and various AF Supply Units. Many of these tubes have been in circulation for awhile due to the old 3-Hole PSU and have EP's, BURNT out MCP's, and purple photocathodes. Multiple dealers have purchased 1597 tubes prior to me and serials number have been ran countless times with phone calls and email record chains with OSI, DLA Aviation & multiple AF supply centers contacted to get clarification on things- so far everyone has told me they are fine to sell. If there IS actually an activate investigation, then 1: why would OP make a arfcom post about it and 2: if he wanted to keep honest people out of trouble why not message me?
I feel like I did a TON of due diligence, but if 1 person is saying there's an issue then ofc I'm going to flush that out before proceeding. OP feel free to contact me and maybe we can link up our OSI & Supply folks to figure out where the disconnect is if there is one.
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If these tubes originated in the military I wonder whether they're legally possessed even if no one is looking for them. The government doesn't seem to sell off any weapons related equipment as surplus. They smash old m16 mags with a hammer before they sell them.
Stuff escapes from the military into the wild both through theft and well intentioned unauthorized sales or just people taking things that were going to be thrown out.
I'm not saying I'd lose any sleep over some old optics parts that no one is looking for, but absent a receipt from a government agency it sounds like a risk.