NO 4 T IN WW2 USE WITH 8TH PARA BN 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION

[Gil Boyd]

An interesting shot showing the lads with their weapons in Palestine 1945. Note the 4T, Sten, Bren and No5

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[Eaglelord17]

Looks like the guy on the far right has a Hi-Power

[browningautorifle]

Yup, stole the Platoon Commander's pistol for the photo op.

[CINDERS]

The fore grip on the Sten was a field mod I gather.

[tiriaq]

The fore grip on the Sten was a field mod I gather.

Mk. V. Look at the foresight and where his other hand is.

[Sunray]

"...has a Hi-Power..." That's what Para's were issued. Chances are he was the Officer too.
The guy with the STEN and the guy with the T look a great deal alike. Wonder if they were related.

[browningautorifle]

Chances are he was the Officer too.

Well...I was issued one for a spell and was far from it. I was gun number two on a MG so my personal weapon was a pistol. They're around.

[CINDERS]

So I looked up a Mk V pulled this from the web looks to have the No.4 front sight set up and the pig sticker bayonet.

[browningautorifle]

looks to have the No.4 front sight

Yes, his does also...

[Gil Boyd]

Four years on from this photo in 1949, The Parachute Regiment was formed as a standalone Regiment.
Palestine, another pointless internal war, where we lost a lot of men, along with other Regiments, sticking our noses into other peoples business, for a strip of land, which has cost millions of lives since