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I don't know. I'm looking for a detailed history book of the bazooka myself. I'm going to pop over to YouTube, there were a couple of good training films on the WWII bazooka on Jeff Quitney's page a while back.
I've seen the picture of the bazookas on the L-4 struts. I think the guy (or...
Thanks for the rocket pictures. I finished repainting and reassembling the tube this weekend. I needed a few pictures of the rocket, particularly the wires and the safety band. Somehow, you knew that and posted them. If that is a skill, I need you to teach me how you did it, because, even...
The Korean War ain't M*A*S*H!!
AMEN!
Alvin York is from my home state, he is a hero of mine, both for his conscientious objection and his valor and courage under fire. Contrary to Howard Hawks and Gary Cooper, he did not carry the '03, he trained on it but used the 1917 in combat. We have a...
All kidding about cool points aside, the preservation we do is important to our country's future.
I have found that if you don't like the term "The Forgotten War" in regard to the Korean War (my Dad certainly NEVER forgot it), for example, you've got to be the change in your community. So I...
I seem to recall someone at some briefing saying the flamethrower was not media friendly. I'm just spitballing here, but getting hit with four incendiary rockets in a bunker would not be all that different, in terms of dying, than a flamethrower. Both of them kill you and it hurts the entire...
That seems right. I've seen those tubes, I'll bet if I can't find one I can make a sufficiently realistic looking facsimile.
I never saw a bazooka anywhere but a museum. We knew that there were old recoilless rifles in storage but I never saw one. i was told they were kept for use in...
You know it. I hope they are brought back. As I understand it, the return of M1 Garands and Carbines from South Korea was delayed for years (Obama Administration, IIRC) because they were assault rifles. Is there an emoticon for roll eyes? I can't find it, my own eyes are rolling at the...
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That must have been the inspiration for the Clint Eastwood movie, "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974). There was also a Brinks armored car facility robbery in 1965 that used a Lahti 20 mm anti-tank weapon.Check it out...
I just purchased a 1955 demilitarized M20 bazooka.
Why? Because bazooka, that's why. It also is from my M38A1's era and, again, because bazooka. I cannot stress enough the importance of "because bazooka".
I also have a training round, manual, and depot manual. Aside from needing...
Bravo2uniform, Buford, GA, Joe Bratcher, bravo2uniform@gmail.com
I have a case spreader for Dana differentials (I have an M38A1 so I know it works on a Dana 44 and 25/27)
ALthough the Restoration Work is Almost Complete, the Collecting Has Just Started!
With the restoration pretty much complete, we have started collecting US Army equipment from the era - pictured is the typical pack carried by infantry troops up until about 1956. All of this web gear is...
When I removed the bell housing of my M38A1 to repair the clutch, I found that it also needed a replacement drain twig. Has anyone got a line on these? I understand that this one is maple, possibly carved by Bavarian Gnomes in Toledo, OH, ca. 1953. I hope it's not more than $ 45.00.
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I pulled my valve cover off to change the valve cover gasket. I noticed a large pool of oil between the # 2 and 3 valves. I'm not sure of the theory of this part of the engine; is that oil supposed to be there?