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17-4-25 Garand Picture of the Day
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Looks like my I.B.M. M1
carbine, adjustable rear sight and laminated trigger housing....
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Looks like late WWII. No bayonet lug on carbine yet, but late rear sight and the open stock slide cut out. Could even be into early Korea war with Nation Guard/reserve unit with non upgraded carbine. Ray
Last edited by rayg; 04-24-2017 at 03:16 PM.
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Did U.S. Army medics ever carry side arms/arms during WW2/Korea?
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In the book "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley, about the US Marines that raised the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, his father John Bradley who was a medic, has a Colt M1911 pistol and had to use it while treating wounded marines against Japanese.
I think most of the time medics would not carry a weapon except for certain conditions
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Originally Posted by
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In the book "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley, about the US Marines that raised the flag on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, his father John Bradley who was a medic, has a Colt M1911 pistol and had to use it while treating wounded marines against
Japanese.
I think most of the time medics would not carry a weapon except for certain conditions
Fantastic book! It sure does paint a different picture of the four flag raisers who survived the war.
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The rifleman has an early flat slider canvas sling too. I think this is WW2 not Korea, just my thoughts.
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The rifleman has an early flat slider canvas sling too. I think this is WW2 not Korea, just my thoughts.
yes WW2 1945
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That M1 rifleman is wearing an M43 field jacket.
Bill Hollinger
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It follows the flat slider slings were out in about '44/'45? I don't think I've heard of and for sure have not seen a '43 flat slider...
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