27 Aug 2023 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Marines Sniping at Enemy - Marine snipers in Korea return enemy fire. Private First-Class William G. Silke, Jr. Left Son of Mr. and Mrs. William G. Silke, Sr. 937 Grand St., Brooklyn, New York, and Sergeant G.E. Montalvo, whose wife, Patricia Ann, lives a t 34 Temple St., Boston Mass., are serving with the First Marine Division in Korea.

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[browningautorifle]

The BAR ain't going to do much sniping with it's breech closed.

[RCS]

Long after the Korean war and into the late 1960's, there were still Model 1918A2 BAR's in the National Guard Battalions without the carrying handle.