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12-241 Garand Picture of the Day -Army Maneuvers, Ft. Houston, Texas 1939
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 08-31-2012 at 11:24 PM.
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A nice 1905 scabbard in the bottom pic??
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Modified M1905 scabbard, belt hooks added.
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Tom in N.J.
Modified M1905 scabbard, belt hooks added.
what about. the gas trap?
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What happened to photography like this? Spectacular!
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Gas trap goes without saying but yes and there's dozens of them. The bayonets issued have to date mostly been pictured as M1910 canvas. I couldn't tell about the belt hooks added.
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I don't know how he could see his target with the brim of his hat like that.
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The added belt hooks on the M1905 leather scabbard are attached to the long leather sleeve added to the top end of the scabbard body. The long leather is the 'Third type' modification.
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Photo from Bayonet Points #43 and used by permission of bayonetman
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Still a fairily scarce issue item I should think. I've only ever seen M1910 scabbards in those pics. Frightening to think how much they sell for now. The campain hat's clear of his sight. It doesn't take much to see the sights. My helmet cover used to have a hole in it from the FN rear sight. It would bang on it every shot, it was that close.
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I wonder what Army unit that is. My Grandfather joined the Army in 42 at Ft. Sam Houston. He was in the 2nd ID, 23rd IR. I don't see any patches on these guys. Funny thing is, there is a story going around that Colonel Fuller, who was commanding the 23rd IR, took them to Europe with the main battle rifle being the 03. No garands. I guess he was relieved early on in Normandy. Then J.B.Lovless took over. This story about the 03's was from a book, I forget which one. I can get the source if you'd like. But a few of the guys on the Friends of 2nd ID site were telling me this. I'm not sure if it's all true, but it's interesting that these guys are from Ft. Sam Houston, 3 years earlier and have Garands. It'd be neat to know the outfit it is.
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