9-14-18 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

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[frankderrico]

Interesting picture. Must be target practice. I recall that some Marine's used canvas .30 cal. belts as slings for carbines like the lefty in the pic. Although this one has M2 ball, I thought that the use was for carbine ammo.

[Daan Kemp]

Testing/checking rifles before going out on patrol.

[browningautorifle]

Testing/checking rifles before going out on patrol.

Yep, still a practice...

[Mike Haas]

Looks like # 3 Carbine from left has been altered in Pic. Way lighter in color. Sling looks like a machine gun ammo belt. I'm suspicious big time!!

[Bill Hollinger]

Looks like # 3 Carbine from left has been altered in Pic. Way lighter in color. Sling looks like a machine gun ammo belt. I'm suspicious big time!!

Gun smoke I believe.

[browningautorifle]

Sling looks like a machine gun ammo belt.

It IS a cotton web belt. It was common practice to use a discarded belt for a sling to carry carbine loose ammo.

[CINDERS]

5 carbines & a garand

[CINDERS]

It surely is Bill H from the extreme right and 3rd left hidden in the pic G.I's Carbines

[fjruple]

I found the photo is of the 77th Infantry Division on Le Shima in the Pacific in WWII. The division worked with the US Marines in many of their campaigns and was often referred by the Marines as the 77th Marine Division.