Nolo
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Wasn't this limited to American stuff? Or am I just insane?
Forgotten weapons
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My Great-uncle took a Reising with him onto Guadalcanal. After 3 days, it got "dropped" into a river when a Tommy became available. He said that nobody who had one ever bothered loading more than two mags, since the thing would be jammed hopelessly halfway through the second anyway.
The LAPD had a BUNCH of them up until 87 or 88.
The LAPD had a BUNCH of them up until 87 or 88.
Float Pilot
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The wife was calling me to supper...
I figured the Mosins had already been beat to death.
Most folks do not know about the War of the Seven Flags, The western attempt to stop communism in Russia. Most folks also do not know that the first US troops to engage communist forces were memebers of a US Navy landing party who showed up on an OLD cruiser. The USS Olympia I think...
They engaged in a shoot out and the Reds made a run for it on a train. The Navy troops (Called Naval Adventurers in reports) fixed up another busted Russian Train and chased the commies south along the railroad. A rolling shoot-out ensued...
I figured the Mosins had already been beat to death.
Most folks do not know about the War of the Seven Flags, The western attempt to stop communism in Russia. Most folks also do not know that the first US troops to engage communist forces were memebers of a US Navy landing party who showed up on an OLD cruiser. The USS Olympia I think...
They engaged in a shoot out and the Reds made a run for it on a train. The Navy troops (Called Naval Adventurers in reports) fixed up another busted Russian Train and chased the commies south along the railroad. A rolling shoot-out ensued...
paintballdude902
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was the monitor a full auto or a semi?
well i know it was never really issued in numbers or maybe at all but the pederson device not a well known weapon/invention but an awsome idea
well i know it was never really issued in numbers or maybe at all but the pederson device not a well known weapon/invention but an awsome idea
Nolo
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Monitor was full-auto. There was another version that was semi, I think.
paintballdude902
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thanks nolo i saw them fired once or twice semi and did know if it was semi or select and i heard about people paying a tax stamp on them too
Nolo
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You mean the surface-to-air missile!?
Nolo
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Well then, what the Dickens do you mean!?
It was a field-expedient LMG made from an ANM2 .30 cal aircraft machine gun, fitted with a M1 (or was it a BAR?) stock. It was used at the battle of Iwo Jima. IIRC, less than a dozen were made, salvaged from wrecked Dauntless and SB2C dive bombers.
They worked startlingly well.
Mike
They worked startlingly well.
Mike
Nolo
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WANT!
That just sounds cool...
Wait, weren't some of the original M1919s fielded with wooden buttstocks?
Nolo
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Coronach, my Google-fu is superior to yours, as I found that thread before you did.
And saved the pics to my computer before you hit "submit" on your post.
And saved the pics to my computer before you hit "submit" on your post.
What is sad is that I was trying to find it using the completely useless vbulletin search engine. I knew that we had discussed it on THR before, and it was just refusing to come up. I finally just did a google search and found it.
Sad sad sad.
Mike
Sad sad sad.
Mike
Nolo
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OMG! I try never to use that engine if I can help it!
That's why you see so many dupes and reposts, you know?
It's that blasted search engine.
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The British Royal Navy was issued Japanese Arisaka rifles in WW1 along with Winchester 92s in .44/40. The French purchased and issued Remington Rolling blocks in the same conflict. The Germans purchased and issued Mexican Mondragen semi auto rifles in WW1. The Marlin .30 air cooled MG (which was an improved Colt M1895) was a major aircraft gun for the U.S. and was loaned to the Brits in WW2. The U.S. used Colt-Vickers MGs in .30 in WW1. The SW victory model .38 revolver was issued in very large quantities to Navy and Marine aviators in WW2 and to all aviators in Vietnam and beyond. Army helo pilots were still carrying a variety of .38 revolvers in the early 80s when I interacted with them. The red Chinese used local copies of the German 1888 commission rifle during the Korean war. Lots of odd ball stuff used in various conflicts! I forgot the Winchester .401 SL carbines issued to French aircrew in WW1....and the imperial Russian army used Winchester 1895 rifles in WW1, some of which survived to be captured by the Finns in the Winter war and by UN forces in Korea from the hands of the Chinese. More 1895s were made in 7.62x54 than any other caliber.
Nolo
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I only knew about those because Tony mentions them in his article about assault rifles.
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cluttonfred
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Hehe, a Winchester 1895, now THAT would be a fun way to burn up surplus comblock ammo. 
oneshooter
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Don't forgit the Turks using 1873's in 44/40 against the Russians!! I don't believe that any of those rifles have been released, but I could be wrong.
Oneshooter
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kBob
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Baba Louie got it in one.
I meant the Bushmaster version of the M1903 rifle used in the Canal Zone during WWII.
Imagine a poorly done verion of the Krag carbine or M2 .22LR made from an '03.
When a buddy and I saw a half bubba'd 03 a few years back I considered buying it to make one......then I remembered that I am married.
-Bob Hollingsworth
I meant the Bushmaster version of the M1903 rifle used in the Canal Zone during WWII.
Imagine a poorly done verion of the Krag carbine or M2 .22LR made from an '03.
When a buddy and I saw a half bubba'd 03 a few years back I considered buying it to make one......then I remembered that I am married.
-Bob Hollingsworth
LeibstandarteAdH
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I think the Japanese/Itilian "type i" is pretty forgotten. thats one that comes to mind for me.
Nolo
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MJ, I don't get the mess kit. Why is that a weapon? I mean, it's hard and stuff (I actually have a mess kit just like that), but so are a lot of Army equipment.
kBob
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MJ,
I am guessing Nolo is not a vet that ever went through a pre Dinning hall Mess Hall.
I ran across a dreaded Shelbey P-38 while cleaning house this weekend.
Coronach,
Thank goodness, I thought you were talking about the late VN Error Mitch Werbell .22LR single shot. Think factory produced zip gun....with the option of using a suppressor.
I find it hard to believe that the US government ever bought one for anything other than putting in a museum.
Say how about the .45 ACP "Flare Launcher" Liberator breech loading single shot handgun with comic and wooden extractor/ejector?
High Standard .22LR semi auto dedicated suppressoor pistol?
The Wellrod manually operated dedicated suppressed pistol in .32 or .380 ACP?
How about the H&R Defender in .38 S&W bought for defense plant guards?
How about any of the US marked .22LR rifles used in training?
The "Sticky Bomb" hand grenade issued to the Airborne for D-day use?
The "50 pound" sodium fuzed depth charges used by the Civil Air Patrol?
I'm getting sleepy.....
-Bob Hollingsworth
I am guessing Nolo is not a vet that ever went through a pre Dinning hall Mess Hall.
I ran across a dreaded Shelbey P-38 while cleaning house this weekend.
Coronach,
Thank goodness, I thought you were talking about the late VN Error Mitch Werbell .22LR single shot. Think factory produced zip gun....with the option of using a suppressor.
I find it hard to believe that the US government ever bought one for anything other than putting in a museum.
Say how about the .45 ACP "Flare Launcher" Liberator breech loading single shot handgun with comic and wooden extractor/ejector?
High Standard .22LR semi auto dedicated suppressoor pistol?
The Wellrod manually operated dedicated suppressed pistol in .32 or .380 ACP?
How about the H&R Defender in .38 S&W bought for defense plant guards?
How about any of the US marked .22LR rifles used in training?
The "Sticky Bomb" hand grenade issued to the Airborne for D-day use?
The "50 pound" sodium fuzed depth charges used by the Civil Air Patrol?
I'm getting sleepy.....
-Bob Hollingsworth
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