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16 June 2023 Garand Picture of the Day
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Thanks for the great pictures as always Mark! This has become my favorite part of the forum because the pictures are always very interesting and for the most part,pictures I have never seen. I don't know where you find them all but thank you! The comments that go along with a lot of your pictures present a great learning opportunity on subjects of all different kinds. I have learned a lot just by looking at your pictures of the day and reading all the comments.
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I wonder why the US government never did devise of a carrying case for any of the rifle grenade launchers? Looking at this picture, I'm wondering where this guy has his launcher stashed on him. Would it just be a case of one more pouch that is not needed to just clutter up the already cluttered combat gear? It just seems to me that it would be very handy to have a case with your launcher in it and your grenade cartridges as well
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Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 06-15-2023 at 03:19 PM.
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Oh wow my bad haha! The tail end looks like it would fit over an M7A3 haha
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You know I was thinking that's pretty big for any rifle grenade I've ever seen.
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The only difference in size really is the rifle grenades are just a little shorter but are relatively the same size. The m31 rifle grenade is even bigger than this bazooka rocket. The m31 might not be as long, but it is certainly bigger round at the top
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We've discussed this pic before but I'm sure the rocket wasn't covered. Most would have thought it was a RG.
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They go to allot of trouble to kit him out almost perfectly give him a white cover for his helmet and leave him in olive green which would not half contrast him to the snow with no low foliage to conceal himself, hope he got home to his family.
At least the German army had reversible smocks in winter camo.
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Is this a late world war II photograph or Korean war? I ask because his winter gloves look more like Korean war issue to me than what they used in world war II but I could be wrong. I'm not very familiar with US army winter gear
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Originally Posted by
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Is this a late world war II photograph or Korean war?
According to one source of the photo it states..."American GI, Battle of the Bulge, the final major German offensive of WWII."
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