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    Yes but I'm not so sure there's an M1917 tank. ...

    Yes but I'm not so sure there's an M1917 tank. Hard to say where it is or what's happened there, I was there for three months during Gulf War one and in '88 for a month on Snr Leaders. They were...
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    Nice piece complete with markings.

    Nice piece complete with markings.
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    I have a link here might help... Page Title...

    I have a link here might help... Page Title

    Also an Apex gun parts page showing almost complete rifles...for an example. ...
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    I don't think we even kept one in the collection...

    I don't think we even kept one in the collection there after. There's a Fiat and a Panther...
  5. I remember having my hair deliberately short in...

    I remember having my hair deliberately short in hot weather so I could wash my head in a helmet full of water...long ago now.
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    The whole bolt looks like an upside down BAR bolt.

    The whole bolt looks like an upside down BAR bolt.
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    Well, while you folk were using it and we were...

    Well, while you folk were using it and we were looking on, we always wondered about it. When we finally got them we asked why didn't we have these things when we were young enough to use them? ...
  8. The German helmet has holes in it...so no good...

    The German helmet has holes in it...so no good for a bucket.
  9. I found carrying more than two belts on my body...

    I found carrying more than two belts on my body was overweight...500 rds is heavy. It would behoove you to fire more just to make it manageable.
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    I'll have to keep a lookout for some of those...

    I'll have to keep a lookout for some of those links...you don't see them here of course. They'll be specially hard to find after all this time.
  11. Probably like a 37mm anti tank gun...

    Probably like a 37mm anti tank gun...
  12. I had the same rifle as Bill but .223 and heavy...

    I had the same rifle as Bill but .223 and heavy barrel... I didn't use anything to hold the screws. Just tight and shoot. Most times it's an inexperienced shooter doing what and "Old" sweat has...
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    Now those are neat, we never see those here.

    Now those are neat, we never see those here.
  14. I carried one for two months in the Australian...

    I carried one for two months in the Australian jungle and had no problems, cutting it down wouldn't have made any difference to me...
  15. Here's more on that. The second front sight pic...

    Here's more on that. The second front sight pic looks to have been beaten flat from a very rough front sight. Probably doesn't even resemble it's former configuration.
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  16. I had a couple over time and one of the...

    I had a couple over time and one of the originals, which was a TRW serial 434343. I had a low number SA... Last I had was one of the Norincos that had the hardened parts so it was a good example. ...
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    Well, these guys will tell us soon. It'll still...

    Well, these guys will tell us soon. It'll still sell anyway, someone would take a copy that can't afford to pay correctly.
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    Nice, nice, nice piece. I'd love to get my nose...

    Nice, nice, nice piece. I'd love to get my nose right over one of those for a close up look. I'd also like to shoot one sometime to see how they are...very nice piece.
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    I always found the first repair was the most...

    I always found the first repair was the most important. If a guy used sub standard stuff to repair it always showed. Unless you could clean it out, care makes it about invisible. Like this one...
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    Are you asking if it's authentic Frank? ...

    Are you asking if it's authentic Frank? Everything sells...
  21. There should be a shoulder. I can't picture a...

    There should be a shoulder. I can't picture a military barrel without one, nor a civilian barrel presently. If no shoulder then it would turn against a ring inside the receiver, or like the Lee...
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    Makes you think twice before doing it again.

    Makes you think twice before doing it again.
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    BAM!!!... I know well what that's like from...

    BAM!!!... I know well what that's like from walking the farm fields with a brush scythe looking for thistles to cut. Just then a thunder storm blew in and the strike missed me so close I could...
  24. I'm thinking this one was put together from...

    I'm thinking this one was put together from others. The lower sling loop is example. It's really hard to say about this one without being completely stripped and examined. I wouldn't buy it on...
  25. He'd have been posted to the north fort of Ft...

    He'd have been posted to the north fort of Ft Lewis, most of those shacks are gone now. Just an open area. Google maps shows buildings but when you go to the ground outside the perimeter fence it's...
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