dreadpirate
Ultimate Member
I've got a Marushin Uzi that was made by a Japanese company in the early '80s. It's dimensionally 1:1 with the real thing (to the point of sharing a handful of interchangeable parts....like the magazine in the photo) and "shoots" caps in plastic bullets (firing from an open-bolt!). They're quite valuable collectibles today.
I had a relative (who has since moved out of the area), and it was alleged he had an unregistered Thompson MG. Well -I paid a visit and looked at it. It was a stage prop, with "made in Japan" stamped on. It did look real from about 10 feet away.
[EDIT] He had a colorful story to go along with it. Supposedly, ATF was duped into buying a bunch of these because someone though they were real(?) Not sure I believe the story; this guy had a habit of telling tall tales.