We took a trip to Melbourne, Florida, home of Royal Tiger Imports (RTI) to check out their current selection of surplus. Royal Tiger Imports is one of the leading importers of military surplus rifles and collectibles. We met with Shaw, the warehouse manager there and took a tour of warehouse and headquarters. In this video, we'll explore the extensive collection of vintage weapons, including pre- WW2 rifles, Lugers, rarities, and more. Many of these were imported from Ethiopia, which would have been acquired by Emperor Haile Selassie. Other surplus currently there is from Italy and Israel. Shaw even gives us a sneak peak at some rare and unique pieces from around the world including Lugers, Colt Pythons, M1 Carbines, and M1 Garands to name a few.
Shaw highlights some of the important practices at RTI in order to give the customer the best experience possible. He explains the techniques used to place the import mark, IO Ordnance, on the weapons. He also goes over how a bore select order is processed. Over the years, many have been skeptical about the milsurps from RTI, but it seems like they are adamant about sharing history and placing the customer first.
Correction: Haile Selassie ruled as Emporer of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. Prior to that, he served under the Empress Zewditu from 1916 to 1930. During that time frame is when he started to acquire weapons from Europe for Ethiopia (1922)
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Chapters
0:00 Intro to the RTI HQ in Melbourne, FL with Shaw
0:46 Italian Vetterli-Carcano
1:19 Where does the surplus come from? Ethiopia, Italy, Israel
1:53 French Gras
2:08 History of Emperor Haile Selassie and why he got all of these weapons in Ethiopia
3:52 Carcano TS carbines from Italy
4:24 How does RTI process a Hand Select Bore option
5:41 Carcano Cavalry Carbines from Italy and Import mark
6:25 K98k rifles from Ethiopia with Bore check
8:20 How does RTI refurbish rifles?
9:07 RTI M1 Garands, bore check and info
11:24 RTI M1 Carbines and info
13:34 Winchester and Berretta-Roma M1 Garands
14:50 Rare Rifles, Gew88 Carbine, and Colt M2
17:36 The NEW Lugers from Ethiopia, Rare Colt Python, P38s, and other Rarities
25:03 Outro, How to get this surplus from Royal Tiger Imports
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