16-183 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[browningautorifle]

That one's definitely "Busted", and it's gonna stay "Busted"...now it's just cover.

[Sentryduty]

Who's got better AFV than me?

What did that heap of scrap start out as, the road wheels look German, but I am not recognizing the hull shape.

Is it 35% of a German Half-track?

[Bill Hollinger]

Ah, that'll buff right out!

[browningautorifle]

I think it's one of these...yes, German.

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[Mark in Rochester]

It is a Sd Kfz Hanomag

[browningautorifle]

That looks a bit better. That's what I was thinking at first. What's left of it.

[CINDERS]

Is it just a freakish line up of something on the AFV with the muzzle of the GI's rifle but is that an Energa grenade on the end of that Garand (Was the Garand used for them or just the A3's-4 bolt rifles)

[Mark in Rochester]

It looks like an M22 smoke grenade to me.

The Energa was first produced in the 1950's


It does not look like an M9A1 anti tank grenade.

Also, if it was a M9 you would question the wisdom of strolling the battle field with an armed M9 one stumble and it could be all over.

But G.I.'s do dumb things from time to time

[CINDERS]

Hey Mark whats the date of that 36 I have a practice one and it is dumpier than my other 36 which is 1941 vintage.