WTB: M 80 Mod 0 Flares for a M 31 Hand Flare Gun

Painthappy · 07-04-2007, 08:37 PM

Just a long shot.... I come across them on ebay once in a while. Some there now that I'm bidding on...

Anyone have a bead on some? If you hit your local army navy store and see any.. Pick them up, I'll pay for them.

I only have a few flares left. It's a tradition when I was a kid that my Grandfather used to shoot off one of these flares on the 4th of July. I've been carrying on that simple tradition since he died now, and I see that I'm almost out. So now that I'm thinking about it, I'm buying up what I can to keep my satisfied.

Either way, thanks for reading.

Carter

Azzy · 07-05-2007, 12:12 AM

I had a catalog around here that had those and smoke rounds... if I can find the name, I'll get it to you. They carried all sorts of oddball ammo, like flamethrower 12ga rounds, and sold a grenade launcher that took the flares. What size are tehy? regular 12ga or the 25mm ones?

Painthappy · 07-05-2007, 09:12 AM

They must be the 25 MM ones. It's basically a small hand held PEN gun. These screw into the top.

I think it's from the Vietnam era.

I'll see what else I can find on it.

Azzy · 07-05-2007, 09:29 AM

These right?

eBay: Vietnam era MK 80 MOD 0 MT flare box container and MT's (item 330142704998 end time Jul-08-07 20:39:43 PDT)

Havent seen them, but will keep my eye open.

Here's one...eBay: Vietnam period MK 13 (item 150138206634 end time Jul-08-07 18:05:27 PDT)

Painthappy · 07-05-2007, 10:37 AM

Yeah.. the first one I'm bidding on and hope to get. The second one, I have no idea. Different number, and looks way too big.

CB

Azzy · 07-05-2007, 10:53 AM

I saw them listed somewhere also as Model 79 flare launchers. You check any marina places that might have some?

Painthappy · 07-05-2007, 10:59 AM

I haven't looked... But as you see on the first auction there that I'm bidding on, the date on the flares is from the late 60's. So... I doubt I'll find them at a marina.

I'll just keep plugging ebay and military surplus places.

Schmitti · 07-05-2007, 12:17 PM

Carter... you realize that the one Azzy posted and you are bidding on is for just empty tubes?

Quote:

Vietnam era MK 80 MOD 0 MT flare box container and empty’s. This is for the used containers and MT flares as shown; all used and cannot be reloaded

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Painthappy · 07-05-2007, 01:45 PM

Oh.. My... Ok.

Schmitti · 07-05-2007, 01:52 PM

No problem... just didn't want you to think you got burned.

I don't think it would be legal to sell flares on ebay anyways.

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07-04-2007, 08:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Painthappy I Am The Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Boston, NH	WTB: M 80 Mod 0 Flares for a M 31 Hand Flare Gun Just a long shot.... I come across them on ebay once in a while. Some there now that I'm bidding on... Anyone have a bead on some? If you hit your local army navy store and see any.. Pick them up, I'll pay for them. I only have a few flares left. It's a tradition when I was a kid that my Grandfather used to shoot off one of these flares on the 4th of July. I've been carrying on that simple tradition since he died now, and I see that I'm almost out. So now that I'm thinking about it, I'm buying up what I can to keep my satisfied. Either way, thanks for reading. Carter __________________ Focal point of a distant gaze MCB Rules - Please Read them MySpace.com/painthappy - MySpace Blog PM me or Email me if you have tips, paintball news, or press releases.

07-05-2007, 12:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	I had a catalog around here that had those and smoke rounds... if I can find the name, I'll get it to you. They carried all sorts of oddball ammo, like flamethrower 12ga rounds, and sold a grenade launcher that took the flares. What size are tehy? regular 12ga or the 25mm ones? __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange Last edited by Azzy; 07-05-2007 at 12:17 AM..

07-05-2007, 09:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Painthappy I Am The Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Boston, NH	They must be the 25 MM ones. It's basically a small hand held PEN gun. These screw into the top. I think it's from the Vietnam era. I'll see what else I can find on it. __________________ Focal point of a distant gaze MCB Rules - Please Read them MySpace.com/painthappy - MySpace Blog PM me or Email me if you have tips, paintball news, or press releases.

07-05-2007, 09:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	These right? eBay: Vietnam era MK 80 MOD 0 MT flare box container and MT's (item 330142704998 end time Jul-08-07 20:39:43 PDT) Havent seen them, but will keep my eye open. Here's one...eBay: Vietnam period MK 13 (item 150138206634 end time Jul-08-07 18:05:27 PDT) __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange Last edited by Azzy; 07-05-2007 at 09:36 AM..

07-05-2007, 10:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Painthappy I Am The Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Boston, NH	Yeah.. the first one I'm bidding on and hope to get. The second one, I have no idea. Different number, and looks way too big. CB __________________ Focal point of a distant gaze MCB Rules - Please Read them MySpace.com/painthappy - MySpace Blog PM me or Email me if you have tips, paintball news, or press releases.

07-05-2007, 10:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Azzy Mod-O-Rator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finleyville, PA	I saw them listed somewhere also as Model 79 flare launchers. You check any marina places that might have some? __________________ Bryan "Azzy" Spiegel Riverside Renegade Paintball / C.C. S.V.S. Plankowner - LPPC#6 "It is my right to be uncommon—if I can. I seek opportunity—not security. I do not wish to be a kept citizen, humbled and dulled by having the state look after me. I want to take the calculated risk; to dream and to build, to fail and to succeed. I refuse to barter incentive for a dole. I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence; the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of utopia. I will not trade freedom for beneficence nor my dignity for a handout. I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and act for myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly and say, “This I have done.” - Dean Alfange

07-05-2007, 10:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Painthappy I Am The Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Boston, NH	I haven't looked... But as you see on the first auction there that I'm bidding on, the date on the flares is from the late 60's. So... I doubt I'll find them at a marina. I'll just keep plugging ebay and military surplus places. __________________ Focal point of a distant gaze MCB Rules - Please Read them MySpace.com/painthappy - MySpace Blog PM me or Email me if you have tips, paintball news, or press releases.

07-05-2007, 01:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Painthappy I Am The Admin Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Boston, NH	Oh.. My... Ok. __________________ Focal point of a distant gaze MCB Rules - Please Read them MySpace.com/painthappy - MySpace Blog PM me or Email me if you have tips, paintball news, or press releases.

07-05-2007, 01:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Schmitti Out and about Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Schen. NY	No problem... just didn't want you to think you got burned. I don't think it would be legal to sell flares on ebay anyways. E __________________ Gone fishing

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