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1956 on info card
Gas cylinder on right side marked reverse swastika CAL 30M1
Single Slot GC screw
Wider Front sight
Slant cut op-rod
Lock Bar Rear sight
Forged trigger guard
Square Cut recover notch
Would be a nice piece to stumble across. Can't be many out there.
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Someone talk about the elephant in the room: the reverse swastika.
Bob
The swastika is a symbol that has been used in China for thousands of years, and has had many meanings throughout history:
Neolithic symbol
The swastika was used in Neolithic China, predating the spread of Buddhism.
Symbol of good fortune
In 693, Empress Wu declared the swastika the "source of all good fortune".
Symbol of plurality, abundance, prosperity, and long life
In China and Japan, the swastika came to represent these concepts after the spread of Buddhism.
Symbol of Buddha's footsteps
In Buddhism, the swastika is known as manji and represents the Buddha's footprints. It is often placed at the beginning and end of inscriptions.
Symbol of the Ti?nmén or Ti?nsh?
The swastika can also represent the Ti?nmén ("Gate of Heaven") or Ti?nsh? ("Pivot of Heaven").
The swastika has also been used in many other cultures and religions, including Hinduism, Jainism, Odinism, and Native American tribes. However, the swastika's use became associated with the Nazi Party in Germany after 1918, and its use as the national flag during the Third Reich stigmatized it around the world
I already knew that, recognized the rifle as Chinese as soon as I saw the pic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester
Buildings 320, 321, 322, and 323 on the Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.
GCA has been trying to examine that rifle for 20 years since a member took a poor photo through the glass of the display case. Yes, what appears to be a reversed swastika is an old Chinese symbol used by one of their arsenals. Pretty interesting, very likely an attempt to make the M1.
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US ARMY 45TH INFANTRY DIVISION PRE WWII SWASTIKA PATCH
If the 1956 date is correct then it is a CCP version of the Garand - it appears to have similarities to a Winchester rifle
Then there's National Guard Armory – Konawa OK.
Ah, so the rifle was owned by the Chinese, eh? I new about the history of the swastika, having been used by the U.S. Native Americans and even the U.S. Army. I just didn't know the connection to the rifle.
Bob
ISTR a discussion here or somewhere years ago the Japanese in WWII were or did reverse engineer the Garand in 7.7 with a view of supplying their troops not sure if any examples existed or were ever completed.
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Originally Posted by CINDERS
: The Story Of The Type 4 | An Official Journal Of The NRA
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There's another I'd love to wring out through a dozen rounds or so. Just enough to see...Quote:
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Just enough to make them scarce and rare.Quote:
Originally Posted by CINDERS
Hitler made the swatiska a symbol of evil. Asians, Africans and American Indians as well as ancient Greeks and Romans all used it and if you go to the Smithsonian, the propellor cap of Lindberg's The Spirit of St. Louis had one painted inside of it.
As a sidenote, in the '30s Reichswehr creator Hans von Seeckt along with other German officers went to China as military advisers. Chiang Kia Shek's son went to Germany and briefly served as a panzer officer and participated in the Ancschluss. Afterward he was sent to America (by Chiang) to learn there.
Very interesting Mark the NRA write up on the Japanese venture.