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    NO 4 T IN WW2 USE WITH 8TH PARA BN 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION

    An interesting shot showing the lads with their weapons in Palestine 1945. Note the 4T, Sten, Bren and No5
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    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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    Looks like the guy on the far right has a Hi-Power

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    Yup, stole the Platoon Commander's pistol for the photo op.
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    The fore grip on the Sten was a field mod I gather.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    The fore grip on the Sten was a field mod I gather.
    Mk. V. Look at the foresight and where his other hand is.

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    "...has a Hi-Power..." That's what Para's were issued. Chances are he was the Officer too.
    The guy with the STEN and the guy with the T look a great deal alike. Wonder if they were related.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunray View Post
    Chances are he was the Officer too.
    Well...I was issued one for a spell and was far from it. I was gun number two on a MG so my personal weapon was a pistol. They're around.
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    So I looked up a Mk V pulled this from the web looks to have the No.4 front sight set up and the pig sticker bayonet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CINDERS View Post
    looks to have the No.4 front sight
    Yes, his does also...
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    Four years on from this photo in 1949, The Parachute Regiment was formed as a standalone Regiment.
    Palestine, another pointless internal war, where we lost a lot of men, along with other Regiments, sticking our noses into other peoples business, for a strip of land, which has cost millions of lives since
    'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA

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