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First photo cropped and originally published as back cover: Summer 2009 GCA Journal (Garand Collectors Association).
The GCA: Welcome!
Caption: Argentine Marines near the airport at Stanley, Falklands in May 1982. Note the Beretta BM-59 rifles (carried by 2nd and 3rd soldiers).
Second photo shown full size.
Photo: Argentine War Museum, Buenos Aires, from Marty Morgan
Always enjoyed reading about the long distance mission of the Vulcan bombers to bomb Stanley Airport
The pic I thought was neat was the surrender of Argentine troops at the end. They were lined up to turn in their folding stock F.N.'s by the dozens...Where did they all go???
They were all dumped in the sea like every thing else that didnt go back !
We've got a few at Warminster and about 50 were converted into non firing DP (drill purpose) training rifles for paratroopers undergoing 'P' Company. During the conversion, there wasn't enough of the captured solid/non folding butt rifles so our Base Workshops tried UK made trigger mechanism housings. Lo and behold, they fitted and worked just perfectly. Problem solved. 106 rifles were converted to DP spec, the rest being worn out L1A1's