Pittsburgh Proud...#21!!
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Pittsburgh Proud...#21!!
Omaha Beach memorial, Normandy.
Hitler's Eagles Nest, Germany, still sits on a mountain peak high above Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps. I visited there is the autumn of 2023 with my daughter....
This is my cousin...Sergie Zuke. He was born in Russia, emigrated to the U.S. and served in the 4th Infantry Division. He landed with the first wave on Utah beach, and was killed 19 days later during...
thank you for taking the time to respond.
If I may ask....what does the term "dispersal" rifle reference?
While not a "troop" photo....this fits the theme....here is a homemade Christmas card my grandfather sent to my dad (who was 4) from Okinawa in 1945. It is a manila folder with colored pencil. My...
Interestingly....many of their items are marked reproduction or new production...but not this.
Be sure to leave a review and share your information.....
and he has another one for sale, too...
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/955521504
and an Arisaka sniper...https://www.gunbroker.com/item/955824477
Amazing collection
maybe this?
IA CO SAC CA which stands for InterAmerican Company, Sacramento, California which also was known as InterAmerican Import Export Company. Believe they went out of business sometime in...
Thank you! Great video.
Do you armor buff's think the Sherman can climb the grade to exit the canal? It looks pretty steep....
From Fulton Armory...https://www.fulton-armory.com/faqs/M14-FAQs/M14Mags.htm
Here are the makers code marks that I've seen or heard of:
BRW made by Borg-Warner
BRW S-1 made by Borg-Warner...
Thank you for taking the time to educate me.
So help educate me...what do you see that gives this away as not original...the scope the mount or patina/condition? I would like to someday acquire one of these, and am very curious some of the...
For me, as a history buff and a 82nd Airborne veteran myself ('84-'88) today has always caused me to pause and ponder. As a child, I read every book in the library , watched every movie and...
Here is a nice compliance checklist for the AK. (I studied up on 922r for my L1A1). Just read the instructions....all the boxes are checked, and you simply "un-check" your known uSA made/922R...
The Fiebing products are very nice. The dark brown and medium brown have nice color.
I did some research at one time...these sites were helpful for what I was looking for (my father-in-laws WWII bring back "shin gunto").
Lots of info out there...this could easily be a separate...
Any chance you could identify them...by make/model?
What is the tracked carrier vehicle they are exiting....it does not look familiar?
For discussion only...IMA makes a reproduction....https://www.ima-usa.com/products/u-s-wwi-m1917-trench-knife-with-scabbard-marked-lf-c-1917
They also offer a repro sheath...but it does not seem...
is this the cap you need? Not mine...but on E-Bay...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265391071764?epid=16034936442&hash=item3dca8a6214:g:wY0AAOSw3TNhg9Nc
So the trade publication advertisement is from the mid-70's....how long was that setup (L42A1) on active service with the UK troops? Were they in service alongside similarly equipped L1A1s? Was...
upper left side, near the HQ banner...muzzle down. Did I win?