"Clemente debuted with the Pirates on April 17, 1955, wearing uniform number 13, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Early in his career with the Pirates, he was...
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"Clemente debuted with the Pirates on April 17, 1955, wearing uniform number 13, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Early in his career with the Pirates, he was...
I sported a No. 2 most my 24 years when in the field.
The liner is also a part of the helmet and is not removable. The reason the GI helmet could be used as it was was because the helmet and liner were two separate pieces. No other helmet ever produced...
Well, considering I was issued an M61E1 I've not paid much attention to the detachable rifle grenade launchers. They were already gone from general issue when I enlisted.
Those would be M-79 Grenade Launchers I believe.
Buy two new stocks from the CMP, label and box the old ones, and enjoy your Garand's. They are still great battle weapons. They'll shoot through trees and walls which is a plus.
I once had a decent 49/56 with all the goodies to include the scope and accessories. I really liked the rifle (and wished I gone for "hand select" as it was a little beat) but I finally decided I...
Kind of the wrong forum for such a question. However Gunbroker and a few other sites may give you a reasonable answer. Remember though, an item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
I'm probably incorrect, but it seems to me that adding glass bedding to the stock to improve trigger group lockup and no other glass bedding is done that really doesn't constitute a glass bedded...
The selector switch is the only clearly visible feature that distinguishes the M2 from the M1, and once you know that the identification is easy.
I don't think the North Koreans or Chinese used the MG42 much, if at all.
So will cigarette's, booze, and a myriad of other things that we enjoy.
I read each part twice. I've admired Dale Dye for decades.
I spent a lot of time in really bad weather as a cavalry scout and an infantryman for 20 years wearing glasses. And I always shot expert during qualification rain, shine, or snow.
Firing that Bazooka in that hole could be very uncomfortable. Back blast is no joke.
That is one butt ugly pistol.
It's been a long time, but when I went thru Basic Training in 1970 I was issued an XM16E1 made by General Motors Hydramatic. I seem to recall it had a lower receiver with the fence around the...
I believe the transmission was removed not by hand but by a rather large artillery shell. Theres a piece of it laying in front of the tank. That's a picture of a tank destroyed at Anzio and it was...
A tactic on prominent display in the film "The Big Red One" with Lee Marvin and that Hamil guy. Marvin was a true American, that Hamil guy not so much.
I've wanted one of those for over 50 years. Didn't have the funds when they were cheap and won't pay what they are going for now.
Makes me wonder if they shook the guy down just for a photo op.
It looks like a regimental unit device on the campaign hats. But that's long before my time. Unit crests were worn on the beret (stupid useless hat) when I retired.
I'm sure it's not, but that looks like old Ft. Vancouver in Vancouver WA.
Line from "The Lost Battalion." My grand dad was in the 77th ID, but a different battalion. He earned his purple heart in the Argonne during that battle.
"It's either you or him. That you gotta...
When stationed at Ft. Ord in 1971 I worked with many veterans (both Army and Marines) and the general consensus of all who had either worked with the ROK's or be on an operation with some was "Don't...