RMC pics

[Peter Laidler]

It's the real McCoy BAR. David Howroyd, the Engineering Director at Sterling told me of their delight when they saw it in the national press.......... only to read the paper and discover that it was the Argentinian commandos that had them! Ours didn't have the woosy wooden fore-grip

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[Merle]

they let prisoners hang onto their weapons???

[browningautorifle]

One thing I remember about that conflict, as we were watching it closely from our battalion area...was the Brits wouldn't have been as clean as those guys are. No one was matter of fact. They were all living in the ground like rats...

they let prisoners hang onto their weapons

It's often thought to come out with your weapon held high shows where it is instead of wondering...one wouldn't want to be flinchy though.

the Argentinian commandos that had them

I suppose no one brought you one back...? Just for yuks?

[mrclark303]

One thing I remember about that conflict, as we were watching it closely from our battalion area...was the Brits wouldn't have been as clean as those guys are. No one was matter of fact. They were all living in the ground like rats...

I believe the picture was taken as the RM's file out of Government House after Governor Rex Hunt ordered the surrender. At the time it was the right decision, though I'll wager the Marines disagreed very strongly!

The point had been made, the Argentine forces had been "vigorously engaged" and any further fighting at that point would have lead to a totally pointless loss of life.

I wonder if those L1A1's are in an Argentine Museum somewhere? Any of our Argentine members know?