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    12-054 Garand Picture of the Day

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    looks like a very narrow gage of train track standard is 4" 8.5"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark in Rochester View Post
    looks like a very narrow gage of train track standard is 4" 8.5"
    Probably meter guage -- 39.37 inches -- which is common in the far east.

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    That big old Collins matchete looks out of place there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    That big old Collins matchete looks out of place there.
    That looks like my Machete. I have a 1942 dated one.
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    Me too. Got it in Ft Wainwright Alaska in Jan of 1975 I think.
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    That track looks a lot closer to 20-24 inches. Compare the closest garand to it.
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    I'm not thinking Chosen, too flat and no snow, clothing too light. The tracks looks like a tramway for rice farm carts, not a RR.
    Real men measure once and cut.

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