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2 Nov 2022 Garand Picture of the Day
Soldiers of 325th Glider Infantry in support of the 82nd Airborne during actions outside of St. Mere Eglise - June ‘44
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Waiting for something to happen: the belt tab sticking through the action on the Browning MG. Young but getting old quickly. A lot of lives would have been saved if helmet scrim had been issued ready-made. Clearly no intention of using those chin straps though! 
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Originally Posted by
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Waiting for something to happen: the belt tab sticking through the action on the Browning MG. Young but getting old quickly. A lot of lives would have been saved if helmet scrim had been issued ready-made. Clearly no intention of using those chin straps though!
With the machine gun belt tab in the position it's in, does this mean all the operator would have to do is pull the handle back twice for it to be ready? Or is it already in the ready to fire position?
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Originally Posted by
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With the machine gun belt tab in the position it's in
I think that gun is at the half load which means he has to cock it again.
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white fabric belts
Always saw the white fabric belts but there was olive drab belts too. Any idea when the O.D. color belts came into service ? WW2 ?
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Unusual flash hider for the M1917? Looks like it's taken a whack, or is the perforated shroud just a push-on piece that is easily dislodged?
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Surpmil- That's a "beer can" Flash hider, because it construction looks like an old steel beer can with the bottom cut off. Probably got the idea that way. LOL!! Very easily bent when attached to a heavy weapon like a M1917 MG. Slips in with the front bearing securing it in place. They very effective.
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