Interesting Viet Nam carbine photo

[LeagleEagle]

I ran across this on another site. Notice the M1A1 stock. I can't quite tell if that's an M2 selector lever visible in the photo.

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[ChipS]

Can you ID that pic? I may be wrong but I don't think those guys are Vietnamese. I lived with them for a year and these guys look too big and healthy (read fat). Also, I don't think I have ever seen that type of camo pattern on US VN advisors, SOG, CAP, etc. I'm just guessing a CIA or (?) op in South or Central America post-VN, in one of the insurgent bannana wars. Interesting pic though. Semper fi.

[22mike]

Neat photo............... The guys don't look Vietnamese to me either. Indonesians maybe ??? I do believe the guy with the M1A1 has my Carbine and he should ship it back NOW!!!

[INLAND44]

I believe it is select-fire. Note the switch knob as mentioned, 4-rivet hand guard, bayo lug, late 'round' bolt and adjustable sight

[Sarge]

I see the knob on the M2 selector switch, but you have to look at it close.
They don't look like VN, Yards or Nungs. Maby Cambodian or Hmong(?) from the Plain of Jars in Loas.
The duck hunter camo was used by SF advisors in the 63-65 time frame. That guy should have the ejection port door closed on his AR while wading around in the river!
Sarge

[DaveHH]

Mike force? A lot of the ethnic Chinese Viets in there.

[ulflyer]

Did we give the S. Viets auto carbines? I ask because I have a documented M1a1 Inland and a M1 Winchester "rescued" by Us transport pilot from a broken pallet of carbines on the tarmac that were destined for the Viets. Neither were auto. Needless to say, these two are my most treasured ones.

[sakorick]

They are ethnic Chinese Cambodian and Thai mercenaries known as Nungs. They were assigned primarily to CCN North(Command and Control North, 5th SF). They always went deep into Laos and Cambodia conducting recon of the Ho Chi Minh trail. They also were fierce volleyball players and seldom lost a match. We called it "combat volleyball". These guys went with US advisers into triple canopy jungle on "strings". I've got several hundred pictures of them (35mm slides) around here somewhere. They carried Grease guns and Carbines almost exclusively. Regards, Rick.

[G26ster]

They are ethnic Chinese Cambodian and Thai mercenaries known as Nungs. They were assigned primarily to CCN North(Command and Control North, 5th SF). They always went deep into Laos and Cambodia conducting recon of the Ho Chi Minh trail. They also were fierce volleyball players and seldom lost a match. We called it "combat volleyball". These guys went with US advisers into triple canopy jungle on "strings". I've got several hundred pictures of them (35mm slides) around here somewhere. They carried Grease guns and Carbines almost exclusively. Regards, Rick.

I flew gunship support for insertions and extractions for CCN in the late '60's early '70's out of Dong Ha (North of Quang Tri on the DMZ). Yes, we flew into many "interesting" places West of there, with "interesting" people. wearing "interesting" uniforms.

[sakorick]

I flew gunship support for insertions and extractions for CCN in the late '60's early '70's out of Dong Ha (North of Quang Tri on the DMZ). Yes, we flew into many "interesting" places West of there, with "interesting" people. wearing "interesting" uniforms.

Let me guess.....4/77 ARA? Don't forget North of there too! Regards, Rick.