16-296 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[CINDERS]

The ummm bottle of wine looks like it is having the desired affect on the owner of it, No 1 G I seems to have a non standard issue side arm is that a Luger holster as don't the P-38 holsters have a pocket on the outside Rt side face 3 rd GI carrying a BAR without the bi-pod attachment.
In most of the pics I notice that the PBI always look on the point of starvation as these lot are looking pretty lean, to have to feed an army constantly on the move in WWII must have been a logistical nightmare no wonder the troops looked at getting what ever they could from the land or towns..

[browningautorifle]

Yes, a Luger I think. The bottle guy is the asst gunner for the BAR, he has the rifle on the mag pouch.

[mdarnell19]

Does the guy on the right with the wine bottle have some type of cover on his helmet?

[Daan Kemp]

Remember these were youngsters, haven't filled out to their real size yet, and constantly on the move. They should look like that, not like the older well rounded versions you associate with movies.

[RCS]

The man on the left with the German holster, that looks like a web sling on his M1 rifle ? There was a recent discussion on the CMP forums about web slings being used in WW2 on M1 Rifles, one
man argued with everyone and anyone that they were "not" used in WW2 !

[Mark in Rochester]

The man on the left with the German holster, that looks like a web sling on his M1 rifle ? There was a recent discussion on the CMP forums about web slings being used in WW2 on M1 Rifles, one
man argued with everyone and anyone that they were "not" used in WW2 !

There are too many WW2 photos showing use of web sling for the claim to be true it is humorous that this question repeats it self every few years

[Flying10uk]

In Wartime, if push comes to shove, and if needs must you use whatever kit is available. I've heard it stated that in the U.K. after Dunkirk 1940 we were "borrowing/using" weapons and kit out of museums amongst other sources, things were that desperate.

[Bob Womack]

In Wartime, if push comes to shove, and if needs must you use whatever kit is available. I've heard it stated that in the U.K. after Dunkirk 1940 we were "borrowing/using" weapons and kit out of museums amongst other sources, things were that desperate.

Um, we are doing that right now with aircraft parts.

Bob

[browningautorifle]

That pic is good too, one flat slider and one wide slider...canvas sling.