14 July 2023 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Soldiers plot the situation on Roi Island under enemy fire. February 2, 1944 - Marshall Islands

[Sapper740]

With a Boys ATR thrown in for good luck.

[browningautorifle]

There was a story about Commonwealth troops fighting in the jungle using a Boys to take out a shooter hiding behind a thick tree trunk.

[RCS]

Photo shows 55 Boys and early Browning 50 BMG and Soviet 12.7x108 cartridges

[browningautorifle]

I have a couple here too, starting left behind the M36, three .55, two "T" Gewehr, 12.7, 14.5, spotter, .50 HMG.

Your 12.7 is a hard to find second war headstamp, nice.

[RCS]

Jim, my Soviet 12.7x108 is Chinese factory 41 date 64 (1964) came from Viet Nam where GI's often referred to as 51 Russian. Big rumor
during war was that you could shoot our 50 BMG in the Soviet m/g but not the reverse -

[browningautorifle]

41 date 64

OK, I read it wrong as WW2. Mine is 188/79. I think mine came from Afghanistan during the Russian invasion.

Yes, we heard those rumors too from our unknowing experts. I had to show the recruits later when it was my turn by bringing in training aids for illustration.