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Sputnik: Everything Must Go! Russian Military Announces Massive Sale
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.
WNU Editor: Talk about a massive "clearing-out" sale. For "military pickers" .... this must be paradise. The catalog on what is for sale is here.
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