Reusing Salvage and Surplus?

Delta Force

Banned
Vehicles sold for salvage and surplus tend to have their armaments and other military equipment stripped from them, but was this always the case? Could a foreign country or even a private group have purchased World War I, World War II, or Cold War surplus in operable condition or a condition that could be rendered operable again? Foreign countries would have a chance at rock bottom pricing on modern warships and aircraft, and organizations would probably find it easier to purchase armaments that have already been produced.
 
Vehicles sold for salvage and surplus tend to have their armaments and other military equipment stripped from them, but was this always the case? Could a foreign country or even a private group have purchased World War I, World War II, or Cold War surplus in operable condition or a condition that could be rendered operable again? Foreign countries would have a chance at rock bottom pricing on modern warships and aircraft, and organizations would probably find it easier to purchase armaments that have already been produced.

Well yeah, I mean hasn't the USN for example sold off more than a few hulls (the Kidd's to Taiwan for example?) in full operational order, or the RN selling off Frigates/Subs in operational state...
 

Driftless

Donor
Back in the previous milenium, a local (Wisconsin) civilian salvage dealer also bought up used US Army surplus trucks,(various types: Deuce & a half's, ambulances, dump trucks, tow trucks, etc). He'd assemble them and sold them off to Israel for the IDF when he had accumulated a sufficient supply. Most were really worn out, but apparently useful all the same.
 

Delta Force

Banned
Well yeah, I mean hasn't the USN for example sold off more than a few hulls (the Kidd's to Taiwan for example?) in full operational order, or the RN selling off Frigates/Subs in operational state...

That's an official state to state sale, as opposed to a sale to a private party. Apparently there also used to be a form of straw purchasing for international armaments in which countries would send agents to covertly negotiate arms contracts. For example Confederate agents went to Europe and claimed to be agents working on behalf of Egypt when they placed orders for the Stonewall class ironclads. Similar things also used to be done to acquire arms for various organizations and groups.
 
That's an official state to state sale, as opposed to a sale to a private party. Apparently there also used to be a form of straw purchasing for international armaments in which countries would send agents to covertly negotiate arms contracts. For example Confederate agents went to Europe and claimed to be agents working on behalf of Egypt when they placed orders for the Stonewall class ironclads. Similar things also used to be done to acquire arms for various organizations and groups.

In that case, a small example I guess would be one of the ex Irish Navy OPV's, an African "business man" bought her for scrap with her armaments removed, and took her back, turned out his Government disapproved and seized her and she's now in their navy as a training ship
 
Most of the examples of people doing this i can think of were the Isrealies, especially during the run up to 48 and after Stalin cut their legs out from under them but before the french decided to use them as a client.
 
Google on 'Bannerman Surplus' for what could be done before 1934 and the National Firearm Act
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