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OMG.!!! I want one!!
"Nuts"
I remember walking First St. Seattle in 1974 and seeing all those oversize instructional weapons in the surplus store windows. Rifle, carbine and 30 cal carbine...
At that time I wasn't even a gleam in my fathers eyes.....Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
"Nuts"
Well, we all had to start somewhere...the thing is, you missed some really neat stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by WarPig1976
Trainer aside, look at the size difference between the two soldiers! WOW!
There used to be a hardware store in Bakersfield called Floyds that had six or seven of these trainers, carbine, M1 rifle, BAR, M1919A4, M2, etc. They were all hanging from the ceiling all around the store. Very cool!
here you go: M1 Garand Cutaway Training Rifle 7 Feet Long | eBayQuote:
Originally Posted by WarPig1976
OMG!!,,That's expensive!!
Just think of all the fun you could have though,,
"What did you bring for show & tell little Jeff?",,,,"I brought my dad's GIANT gun!!"
Ahh, fun times!!
"Nuts"
There was a story in St John New Brunswick a dozen and a half years ago about a school bus taking the kids to school one morning, the bus driver heard something unusual...he looked in the mirror and sees a kid with a 1928 Thompson. When questioned, the child was taking it for show and tell...when I was young, that would have been the sh*t for sure. Matter of fact, now too.
I know that wasn't what we were talking about, but still...
When I was in grammer school a long, long time ago, apparently in another galaxy, there would be a yearly school wide show and tell with each child bringing something to show. It is amazing how many WWII trophy firearms showed up including Mausers, Arisakas, P38s, P08s, and even a dewat Nambu machinegun. The school could have fit out a German company with weapons. They would be on display in the classroom and nobody thought anything was unusual. In high school every pickup truck, Jeep, and Powerwagon had a gun rack, usually with a shotgun or rifle during hunting season. I don't remember a single theft or threat or incident. It is a much different world today and I'm afraid we've lost something over the years.
Jerry Liles
I remember as a kid bringing a Colt M1849 pocket pistol to school for "show and tell". No one batted an eye... back then guns were tools and people were either bad or good. Now all firearms related items are BAD.
How true."Progress". I don't think so.Glad I am not the only one who remembers.Quote:
Originally Posted by 13Echo
Rats...It appears I dun drug us off the path again...with my ramblin's...
No worries. Tangents are our friends.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle
Lets see if can get us back on track. Is it just me or are the Garand pictures of the day more interesting with each new post?
SARCO, in Sterling, NJ had a selection of those training devices hanging from the celing in the retail store years ago. B.A.R., M1919, M1 Rifle, and M1 Carbine.
A local mil surp dealer has one of those hanging from the ceiling.
Bob
PS. My dad used to take his rifle to school and keep it in his locker so he could go squirrel hunting in the afternoon. No-one batted an eyelash.