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SSTF@lemmy.worldM to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago

Saddam Hussein's gold-plated MP5SD. Photograph 2003.

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Saddam Hussein's gold-plated MP5SD. Photograph 2003.

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SSTF@lemmy.worldM to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days ago
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  • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz
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    Despots sure like their gilded environments.

    • Ignotum@lemmy.world
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      Whatever do you mean?

      • petersr@lemmy.world
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        What causes the wall to look more yellow?

        Poor white balance? I doubt it from the fact it is snapped professionals. Reflections of all the gold? Maybe?

        Edit: Looking more in detail with the skin color, it is probably white balance.

        • bonenode@piefed.social
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          Can’t balance the white if half the pic is gold… and orange.

          • petersr@lemmy.world
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            :')

          • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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            I don’t think the camera makers ever planned for anything like that. Can’t really blame them.

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    You’re not gonna fuckin believe this.

    One of his guns is in the British Museum after some unknown third party claimed Hussein gifted it to them. Most of the others are in Cairo’s Presidential Gifts Museum.

    • lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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      Classic British Museum 🤣

      • FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
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        FR, yeah, once in 2010 they used the riots to sneak out a sarcophagus from Cairo, Egypt.

        • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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          Europe had a real sarcophagus shortage at the time.

          • FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
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            TBF the ones left in egypt at the time were not in good condition after the riots.

            • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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              They were also quite old.

  • Synapse@lemmy.world
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    • no bullet
    • one bullet
    • three bullets
    • ALL OF THE BULLETS !
    • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      • Safe
      • Semi-auto
      • 3 rnd burst
      • Full auto

      So yeah kinda lol.

      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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        Colloquially know as

        • no-pew
        • pew
        • tri-pew
        • ratapew
  • ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works
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    Oh, it’s plated. Sorry pal, best I can do is $800

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