something from Viet Nam

[Sarge]

Yes, but I have enuf FAs to shoot now that having another shooter requiring another cal. of ammo is no benefit. So it will stay a wall hanger even tho I have all of the parts necessary to reactivate it.
Sarge

[Bruce_in_Oz]

That character is used to represent the "axis" or "centre" and is HALF of the name of China. It is "sort-of" pronounced "Choong" and the other symbol that should follow it, (if writing the name, "China") is "Quoc", meaning "Kingdom" or similar. Hence the term "Middle Kingdom" being used for China. However, the translation "central" or "pivotal", i.e., that around which all else revolves, (and all that is implicit in that name), is probably more accurate.

Maybe the last "official" owner of this particular AK was noisily interrupted in mid "carve".

[nzl1a1collector]

I have manage to find the person that scratched the markings into the butt of the rifle. The rifle was captured on the date marked on the butt, it was an ambush of 2 VC, one was killed in the contact and the other was wounded and found later when they searched the area. The rifle is from the WIA and the markings were scratched on the butt with the nose of an AK47 round. The officer wanted to ensure he could 'find' the rifle again after it was handed over to 1ATF when they got back from the mission as he wanted to present it to the officers mess. Needless to say the rifle never got presented to the mess.

[44-40winchester]

I have a 1935s French pistol that originally captured By the Viet Minh from the French in the Indochina war (1946-1954). Later Recaptured by a U.S. Marine from NVA officer along with his helmet and a flag in 1968. Will get pics as soon as I can.

[RCS]

Rick B. (The Barnwood Story) has a Ruger Blackhawk revolver chambered in 30 cal carbine, it was captured in Viet Nam from the Viet Cong by a G.I. Rick has the paper work and photos and if he reads this
post, am sure he will post it. It would be interesting to know how the Viet Cong got this Ruger ?

[browningautorifle]

I didn't know that. We talked about those type handguns that shot.30 carbine and that fact didn't surface...

[Peter Laidler]

The biggest gun captured (as at 1969) was a 120mm ex British conbat recoilless anti tank gun at the southern end of the HCMtrail. It was always a mystery and no-one ever got to the bottom of it. I suspect that it was left behind somewhere and...... Or it was a bit of a hot potato

[browningautorifle]

120mm ex British conbat recoilless anti tank gun

Typo? A Wombat Peter? That would be a pig to hump around the bush. Let alone the ammo resup.

[Peter Laidler]

no, it was a conbat a converted Mobat. Stripped of its armour etc etc and reasonably light. It also had Land Rover wheels so was towable and man handleable too. I didn't get to know anything else about the find except that it made the Straits Times in Malaya at the time too!

[browningautorifle]

Never saw one of those...