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Dark Alley Dan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Darkest Edmonton
And now, Russian WW2 motorcycle troops and subguns together. Like salt and vinegar, or chocolate and peanut butter.
"Engage emergency thrust in 3, 2, 1..."
"Engage emergency thrust in 3, 2, 1..."
The best way to get to work in the morning . . .
Those look awesome. 5 cylinder propeller driven?
The best way to get to work in the morning . . .
Best? Well....... Does it beat walking. You bet your ushanka it does.
That brings back some memories. I went up to Senalawger (probably spelled wrong) on a vacation from 4 Wing (Baden) in around 1972 or so to get some jumps in the Rapide and the Islander with the RAPA. That was a real treat as a twin engine biplane doesn't come around too often.
The Wizard
CGN Regular
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
"OK, lessee.... Comrade Sgt. said we were here... But those trees didn't look familiar. Dammit, where the hell is Kursk on this thing?"
"I knew I should have pay more attention during that map reading class!"
The Wizard
CGN Regular
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- Colorado Springs, Colorado USA
Between the M1928A1 and the M1A1, there was the M1. The M1 had was hammer fired similar to the M1928 and the M1A1 had a fixed firing pin machined into the face of the bolt.
The Senelager training ground sports facility is on one of the largest military reserves in Europe, dating from the Kaiser's era - an eighteen hole golf course, several soccer fields, cricket and polo pitches, and one baseball diamond for the Americans and Canadians.
A student using an unmodified flat circular canopy (no steering), landed on a polo pitch and was instantly surrounded by mounted, irate Officers from posh Guards and Armoured regiments. Our long wheel base land Rover set a land speed record rescuing him
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And now, Russian WW2 motorcycle troops and subguns together. Like salt and vinegar, or chocolate and peanut butter.
"Engage emergency thrust in 3, 2, 1..."
How would you like to be the guy in front with that thing whizzing stuff just over your head? wuff!
"Once upon a time, in a land far away, ......
Ran into a Tommy with an unusual marking. Thing was just about perfect but it was rollmarked as a "Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, Model of 1940".
Cocked on the right, took standard stick mags, looked to be M-1 specs but marked differently. British proofs, BTW.
Anybody else ever run into one of these?
One thing I do know: it messed-up a lot of rats at the local dump!
Ran into a Tommy with an unusual marking. Thing was just about perfect but it was rollmarked as a "Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, Model of 1940".
Cocked on the right, took standard stick mags, looked to be M-1 specs but marked differently. British proofs, BTW.
Anybody else ever run into one of these?
One thing I do know: it messed-up a lot of rats at the local dump!
Smellie, IIRC the British Purchasing Commission ordered thousands of Thompsons in the early years of WWII, many of which wound up on the bottom of the Atlantic thanks to U-boat torpedoes.
Maybe the British gov't sold these as surplus or gave them away as military aid after the war?
Maybe the British gov't sold these as surplus or gave them away as military aid after the war?
My late Father was a member of the SLI on duty for a while at #10 Downing St. during part of the Blitz and his version of old Winston was the same except the whiskey was in fact a mug of Rum...... a large mug..
I always find it amazing the work done under duress like this reverse engineered "Thompson", or Sten guns made under the occupation in Europe. Another facet is the antis howling about 3d printed guns yet totally ignore the fact a machine shop can with some effort make a better and safer product.
