Historic original gas trap m1 garand rifle

[Rick B]

Yep and I bet now one would believe a Ruger 30 Carbine would come with bring back papers either let alone a four digit first run of production. I love this little piece. I learned anything is possible. Rick B





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Or that the CMP would have let go of a Winchester Educational Garand to me. Rick B

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[Bob Seijas]

"uncle who was in the Navy"

Yes, Navy guys and air crew who traded for stuff could get it out easier because they were already aboard their rides home. Doggies had to get on something and be searched in the boarding line. I knew a doctor who just took his Singer home, nobody even asked to look in his bag.

Pistols, of course, were easier. You could take a 1911 down and hide the parts a lot easier than a rifle. Receiver and slide in your arm pits!

Geez, nice stuff, Rick, I'm jealous!

[Mark in Rochester]

My uncle served and was stationed at Fort Indiantown Gap.

As he relates it was not uncommon for a GI to ask to hide something under his bunk - only to be picked up later after outprocessing. One such incident was a bag of looted pistols from some museum in europe.

World War II expansionWorld War II began the strategic importance of the Gap. It was one of the nation's most important Army training camps and served as a staging area for the New York Port of Embarkation. Seven U.S. Army divisions were given final training at the Gap, prior to being shipped overseas.[1] Construction of the installation began almost immediately. Thirteen thousand workmen were called in to construct over 1,400 buildings, including headquarters buildings, three fire stations, two guest houses, a bus station, nine chapels, two service clubs, four huge theaters, a large sports arena and a 400 bed Hospital.[1] The Gap also served as a demobilization site for many units returning home from the European Theater of Operations after the war ended.

[Calif-Steve]

One of my good buddies had a very unfortunate incident at the "Gap". He was in the latrine and his steel pot fell into sit down toilet. His Drill Sgt. fished out the steel pot and made my buddy wear the pot all traing day long. A very long day!

[Bob Womack]

My dad was young enough that he joined the Navy fairly late in the war. Before he enlisted, a friend received a Thompson submachine gun sent home by that guy's brother. My dad and his friend spent months scouring every gun store for ammo, buying bullets hand-fulls at a time, and finally had a magazine's worth each to plink with. Stuff did come home.

Bob

[vintage hunter]

I had an uncle in Bastone with the airborne too and I have his Garand bayonet he brought back. Had two cousins in Korea, one pilfered a 1911 and several hundred bullets sewn up in the bottom of his duffel bag and the second managed to bring a fully functional M2 carbine home.