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This picture can be found here with identifiers for the Gentlemen in it. I count 6 Thompsons in the group. Some serious get our rear out of trouble firepower.
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I would agree, but what makes me think Luger is the round shiny spot on the butt, i.e. the round knob on a Luger magazine. I just had it up to 600x and it is just not clear enough to tell, although...

Anybody else catch the souvenir Luger on the foremost GI's right hip? My Dad was in the invasion and took a round through the leg, shortening it by an inch sometime after they had gotten inland. He...

I see oak leaves, single bars and Sgt stripes in the group.
Thaine

Not to mention that doesn't look like a US arm that he is holding. Buttplate looks curved and perhaps a folding bayonet? At least it apears that way at 1000%
Thaine

edited to add, DUH, I see...

Not sure if this is proper, but I don't want to steal someone elses thunder. This is a link to a thread on Jouster. M1, M14 and BAR. If wrong, MODS please move or remove.
Thaine
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Some folks use a product called Renaissance Wax. it comes highly recommended by some serious collectors and custom smiths. When I lived in Corpus Christi in the 60's-70's I used Johnson's Paste Wax...

Looks like the bad guys had a Thompson and M1 in the pile by the flag.
Thaine

If you are in the Fredricksburg/Johnson City area, there is what looks to be an outstanding Museum of the Pacific War. The Johnson Ranch is now open and lies between the two towns. Well worth the...

You reckon he was "drafted" into service and would that make him a Draft Horse? :D

Question on the burial, I only count 6 rifleman. Isn't a 21 gun salute right (3x7)? All I can find refers to 3 volleys. Sorry to say that bit bit of knowledge escaped me during my 22 yrs of USN. ...

"Your rifle was original built as a M1903A4 sniper rifle. The serial number is one of the last ones. "
Did anyone yell BINGO?:D

"The highest SPRINGFIELD 1903 dates to s/n 1,536,000 range and...

Can't copy the link, but if you search "Apex barrel" in hunting you will find a 25-06 barrel for the Johnson. It is in the $50 range and closes today.

I realize most on here want origional or...

Medic looks more like a "Doc" Looks like Captains bars on the helmet.
Thaine

I still have a waste basket that sports a "red rat" courtesy of an Aussie F-111 crew that used the simulator at Mountain Home AFB and raided our offices before they left in the 80's.:lol:
Thaine

"Look at the guy on the left...his rifle just broke! The guts came out of it! On camera! "

Looks to me like he just emptied it and theat is the enbloc clip and last case in the air.
Thaine

Norwegian Krags and US Krags are horses of a different color. The Norwegian used a second locking lug and is rated for higher pressures than the US Krag. A google will give you the specifics or...

Darn, I have a 36" sleeve length. Would hate to use that short buttstock! Might be the same length as the carbien, but look at it inrelation to the trigger! Just my .02
Thaine

I spent quite a bit of time during the late 60's early 70's putting rounds downrange over NM courses through Navy 7.62 Garands on various teams and never experienced an M1 Thumb. AND I AM LEFT...

So what is the big deal? Something you wet behind the ears purists need to get through your skull is that there was an era where these firearms, be they Mausers, Carbines, Krags, Enfields or...

"IIRC, they were all reconditioned and refinished by Howa Heavy Industries"

If so, my Garand was AWOL for that muster.:D It definitely fits the wore out catagory, suitable only as an action to...

hsr,

The exchanges were basically know as PX for Army, BX for Air Force and NX for Navy. At least that was what I always heard them called during my "time" (67-88 USN). I have worked for the Air...

Mark,
Thanks for the great pictures. It is AR for Arkansas, AK is Alaska and the only thing the Federal Gov. tried to block up there was Sarah Pallin. Interestring to note the difference between...

Drum on the Thompson.
Thaine

Nice snag, you have a lot of room to "fix" it in.
Thaine