I picked up a really nice black woolen coat, knee length, that looks to have been slightly reinforced at the shoulders, for $8 at a thrift store. I like to think the previous owner was a private eye or something.
I’m fairly certain my AMD-65 carbine was never issued, maybe not even fired before I bought it. Even so, it’s a model preferred by paratrooper commandos. I like to think some Hungarian version of Chuck Norris used it.
My Ruger 10–22 was used when I bought it, so I got a great deal. I really can’t think of much it could have done besides kill a lot of squirrels.
Otherwise, most of my really cool used purchases have been books, VHS tapes, more books. Nothing much I could make a story about.