10-084 Garand Picture of the Day - 1942

[Mark in Rochester]

A man practicing his crawl at the combat training school.
Location: Concord, MA, US
Date taken: 1942
Photographer: Dmitri Kessel

pictured below :Bert "Yank" Levy, a foremost authority on guerilla warfare at US training school.




Albert "Yank" Levy (October 5, 1897 - February 9, 1965)[1] was a soldier, military instructor and author of a manual on guerrilla warfare.[2] He served with irregular forces in several parts of the world in the 1920s and 30's and was a significant figure at the Osterley Park training school for the British Home Guard during World War II. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Levy_(soldier)

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[Bill Hollinger]

Flush nut Winchester???

[usgicollector]

Thats what it looks like
Looks like a no trap buttplate/stock also

[Mark in Rochester]

I see the flush nut

and the no trap

even see the front sight seal

but how do you arrive at Winchester?

[Bill Hollinger]

The wide wings on the front sight.

[Mark in Rochester]

another view

[Bill Hollinger]

Add to it now the contour of the grip, yep, Winchester.