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Here I am trying another style of post for the Beta-testing phase! :super:
I have only one kind of non-fixed bayonet, a Pattern 1907 for my SMLE.
Here is a picture I found of such a bayonet from the web, because I want to try to link to an external picture.
http://www.ebayonet.com/8300/8390.jpg
Seems to work well lou - nice clear pictureQuote:
Originally Posted by louthepou
Looking forward to the new forum, which I believe will be much safer and quicker than the old CSP. Thanks to all that have made this transition possible.
The photo is from my computer - click on it to enlarge. A nice feature and one that I am glad to see.
thanks bunches!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bayonetman
That 07 picture makes it look like it has a Yataghan style blade, thought i had found another variation to go for LOL
Can't loose him!:super:
Thanks for hosting the CSP Forums. Glad to be here!
GB
im still posting my photos from my photobucket and ive not figured this enlargeable thumbnail out yet , can some one walk my thru it ? / remember im near computer iliterate ..........
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id like to figure out how to pluck them directly from my computer storage as well , but im not asking for miracles , ive not figured out the 'advanced' button yet
A square 10, .....[B-29s] I love um, My last job before i retired was to make sure that B-29 Z square 58 [Marilyn Gay], was properly put togeather
[Historically correct] for display here in GA. I had a great time doing it.
A-T-V-Z were in the 73rd Bomb wing--20th Air Force Stationed at Saipan.
True Combat Hero's.
yes sir - the avitar doesnt show it - my fathers crew is in the lower corner - their plane Asquare10 "our baby" made the cover of yank , she also survived the war , she is shown on hardstand saipan and the article was about their trip over the 'homeland' on dec 7th 1944 , just because we could , ive got some of his diary/letter notes referancing this but not at hand ,
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he is bottom row -third from the right , he was the left waiste gunner , and electrician on the ground crew ,
i adopted this handle because he was the one that introduced me to the world of milsurps and shooting , i inherited his collection-and have been adding to it ever since 2000 , he died 11/11/00
im sure it was some carma error on your part , as the aircraft you refer to is the 'enola' gay , flown by tibbits [who just passed away last year incidently] named after his mother , off the island of tinian a short hop from saipan across the channel , the carma referance is that my mothers name is marilyn , and you caught me with that ...
tinian was the other base of the 73rd & 58th , the 20th air force was a definite influence on my childhood and and i dont meet all that many that recognise what you have ,
my father did have the privledge of flying with morgan[memphis belle fame] in a flyover of the marine cemetary on saipan shortly after they were deployed there , morgan flew the lead ship in the formation that day , it was also published in one of the publications of the time , most dont know that morgan left europe and assumed a command position in the pacific ,
PS if you look close at the AAF holster in the top of my cabinet - my fathers , you will see the patch of the 20th , he gave it to me when i was quite small - ive kept it close
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i dont have his service pistol[a colt originaly till stolen - then an ithica] , it was turned in at the time , but i have the 1918 colt 1911 he bought in the early fiftys from a close friend of his fathers who brought it home , the other holster was this mans from 1918 ,
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and i have a nice ithica 1911A1 that is what he ended up with on saipan - he had looked for one , as had i , but i didnt find it till after he was gone ,
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A square 10, Please don't confuse the name Marilyn Gay, with Enola gay, The Enola Gay flew out of Tinian, The Marilyn Gay [Z Square 58] was assigned to Sipan with the 883rd Bomb Squadron The 'Square" indicates the 73rd Bomb Wing, Saipan was exclusively 73rd Bomb Wing territory.
Any way, Thats a great story about Your dad and his plane. Just saw your pic's of some of your collection, WOW!
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/deleted.gif Here,s a part of the ole bird i kept as a suv. this panel was replaced due to battle damage [not the rivet holes Ha.] it was cut from a larger panel, i put the award's on it that the Marilyn Gay had on is nose art.
i apoligize , i see what your saying , thats a very nice momento , 27 bombing missions , 3 kills and 5 POW supply drops [i believe]
i did check before i spoke , in both my 20th AAF albumn and my 73rd wing albumn and didnt find her there amoung the nose art ,
you are correct in that Z square 58 would be 500th and that the 497th[dads bomb group] 498th , 499th and 500th were all at isley feild on saipan , i didnt really mean to challenge but rather i thought there was a chance for confusion ,
i knew the 313th and 58th were on tinian ,
i have another source for looking them up , ill check it out to see what i can learn , maybe i can find out more about Z square 58 ,
i realise we hi-jacked this thread big time but , oh well
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https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...yonet001-1.jpg Just to show it's not a 100% hi-jack, here's a pic. of my carbine M4 bayonet, I know it's not as old as most here, But a WW-2 Vet [Maybe] But Korea, Vietnam for sure.:beerchug:
thats an excelent M4 , far better condition than the one in my collection ,