Show some Patriotism! PIC THREAD

Wow, these are wonderful picures, thanks to the entire military.

APPLE PIE

Exposure

Nice Reising and M16.

Yeah, thats me. It meant a lot to me to pledge our oath. Ours is a great country, even with it's imperfections. It will remain great so long as we continue to believe in, and strive to maintain the beliefs our fore fathers laid down for us.

And also my sincerest thanks to all the Vets before me. I woulnd't be where I am today had I not looked up to you'all over the years. Thank you.

Red White and Blue = check.
Patriotic = check.
American Browning .50 cal machine guns = check

Yep. I'm good to go.

British Hawker Hurricane.

I'll see your fabric-covered Hawker Hurricane

(which is a beauty), and raise you a red, white, and blue shiny metal North American Aviation F-86 Sabre:

Tinpig

In honor of my late father, who served bravely and honorably with the 102nd Infantry ("The Ozarks") in WWII. Pop enlisted in '43, and came home stateside at the war's end a 2nd Lieutenant. I'm so unbelievably proud of him, and all who have served or are currently serving this still-great nation of ours. God Bless America.

Wesson Smith-
Beautiful display for your Dad, and really nice carbine, too.
A service record to be truly proud of.

Tinpig

beau- everytime i go to wilmington i have to go visit the north carolina. i just feel... connected i guess you could say. makes me appreciate stuff a little more

did you take that pic of the saber at the cherry point air show by chance?

Paintballdude--I know what you mean about the Showboat. I've been going since I was a kid, and my daughter like to go every year.

I took the Sabre picture at the Seymour Johnson airshow in 07--couldn't go this year, unfortunately. Here's an F-22 Raptor from the same show, pulling some Gs:

I hold my head high to see these picks alas I have no camera but am happy to have seen your picks.

US Enfield, M1917

All I can say about this thread is.....wow! Very nice, touching photo's here, makes me feel great about being an American. Tinpig, you're photo of the flag in front of the Vietnam memorial is especially powerfull.

Daisy. An American Original.




Latigo

Daisy. An American Original.

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LOL, that's a good pic...I didn't realize that Daisy made pop-guns.

Can anyone identify this rifle?

Mauserguy, that Enfield is a beauty. Reminds me--here's a another good photo for the thread, which I got from the files of a newspaper in Mexico City. According to the part of the caption I can read, this is Ernest Thompson, of Sharpsburg, Kentucky, reading in his foxhole in Tunisia during the North African campaign in World War Two. Clearly a bolt action, but doesn't look like a Springfield 1903 to me (but then, I'm no expert).

Yep Daisy made 'em.



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Daisy Cork Gun

Description:
This vintage cork gun, rifle, is marked Daisy Mfg. Co. Plymouth Mich. USA Pat 1830-291 It has a red wood stock and measures 13.5 in. long. Not sure of age but believe it to be from the '40's-'50's era. The spring seems stron when cocked and the trigger is pulled. No corks to play with to try it out. Nice addition to your collection or simply to bring back great memories of yesteryear. And................ This one

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=128098955




Latigo

I took some pics of the graffiti on the walls put there by the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan; some solemn some sarcastic, some humorous.

Couldn't get them to post

A few sent to me over the years. The Statue of Liberty one is from WWI, not WWII.

Beau, that looks to me indeed like it is a Springfield 1903. The bolt mechanism, characteristic wooden hump over the chamber, muzzle end, and timing/location of the picture would date it as such. Could be wrong, but it looks like it might be an early model with the ladder sight as opposed to the 03A3's aperture.

Thanks, Eightball--it was the ladder sight that threw me.