11-225 Garand Picture of the Day

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08-14-2011, 05:57 PM
Mark in Rochester

11-225 Garand Picture of the Day

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Marines sitting on a bench with their rifles at the Parris Island training base.
Location: Parris Island, SC, US
Date taken: November 1941

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Marines doing exercises with their rifles at the Parris Island training base.
Location: Parris Island, SC, US
Date taken: November 1941
Photographer: Dmitri Kessel

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Note the mix of garands and 03's

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08-14-2011, 06:27 PM
Sarge1998

Am I noticing correctly that most seem to wear "boondockers" but a few polished service boots also seem present.
08-14-2011, 10:01 PM
Bill Hollinger

And a mixture of Garands and 1903s and maybe just maybe a gas trap or two.
08-14-2011, 11:55 PM
browningautorifle

There sure is a mixture of everything in this one. My great uncle went through there in 1919. Now THAT would be a pile of gear we would like to go through!
08-15-2011, 08:30 AM
Bob Womack

I'm just looking at the number of locked knees in pic #3. Ouch!

Bob
08-15-2011, 10:13 AM
browningautorifle

Fingers all over the place too.
08-15-2011, 11:26 AM
RCS

The few M1903 rifles among all the M1 rifles could have been used to fire rifle grenades
08-15-2011, 04:29 PM
emmagee1917

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCS

The few M1903 rifles among all the M1 rifles could have been used to fire rifle grenades

I have visions of the guys in the butts staying on thier toes if they did that . :>)
Chris
08-15-2011, 05:40 PM
RCS

They have special ranges to fire both practice and live rifle grenades. On the M1903 and M1903A1, the rear sight leaf could be adjusted for use of the rifle grenade
08-16-2011, 01:00 PM
Paul S.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCS

The few M1903 rifles among all the M1 rifles could have been used to fire rifle grenades

It's a good deal more likely that recruit platoons were issued both rifles and withdrew the M1903 as new M1s became available. The caption states that the picture was taken at Parris Island in Nov. 1941. It's unlikely that a recruit platoon would have dedicated grenade launching rifles and grenadiers.
08-16-2011, 03:21 PM
Snafu

DI has 03
Old Corps:D:D
08-16-2011, 04:16 PM
browningautorifle

I've seen this set of pics before, and I'll bet the DI uses his 03 to shoot possibles for demonstration. Can probably do it all day long.