A little bit of history...

[IRUNGUNS]

 

[phillyblt]

Should try and find a todays cost comparison... Bet a pair of shoes would cost more then that whole get up lol

 

[ThatM305Guy]

How times have changed....wasnt the cost of a spitfire only a few thousand dollars? Now they are wanting 85 million for an f35

 

[yohann160]

A 47$ rifle in 1941 is an 800$ rifle in 2018.

 

[call2arms]

18c five round clip!

 

[sailor723]

https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator/

Doesn't work for every commodity but a good rule of thumb.

 

[Pete-aarr]

$17,500 is the ballpark right now for US soldiers. It's very possible the Liberals are outfitting the CAF based on that bit of history.

 

[oddball_ted]

$17,500 is the ballpark right now for US soldiers. It's very possible the Liberals are outfitting the CAF based on that bit of history.

The Conservatives never outfitted my brother in law all that well on this tour to Afghanistan. His POS Browning high power rattled and clunked. A joke. I offered to send him a Glock 17 or 22.

 

[Ilove12gshotguns]

I was a Tank / Leo 1 driver in Afghanistan, and was also issued a Browning HP. Mine was built in '47 i think and the pistol wasn't the problem, it was always the magazines. The followers would always stick at the bottom when loaded, and the rounds literally could fall out of the mag when inverted. I tried everything to get them to work, only put in 10 rounds, tried oiling, tried not oiling, tried dry lube, even tried stretching to mag spring for more power. Nothing would work.

It always fired the round in the chamber perfect, and i guess you only need one if the tank caught on fire.

Thats the way I saw it. Had a C-8 for an actual small arms firefight, and I always had my pistol with me inside the tank.

 

[asco]

5 bullets per soldier. Hmm. I don’t think that shows a lot of faith in the survival rate.
If I were going into combat, I hope my government would give me at least 10 rounds.

 

[Wiskey1]

The Conservatives never outfitted my brother in law all that well on this tour to Afghanistan. His POS Browning high power rattled and clunked. A joke. I offered to send him a Glock 17 or 22.

your tupperware Glock wouldn't last a week in the sand,LOL.those Inglis High Powers have been giving good service since 1943.

 

[jona710]

5 bullets per soldier. Hmm. I don’t think that shows a lot of faith in the survival rate.
If I were going into combat, I hope my government would give me at least 10 rounds.

Cartridge belt is listed

 

[Kratos]

Cartridge belt is listed

Yeah but it only lists one clip of ammo. Waste of a belt really as you’d think the ammo would be in the rifle.

 

[Ilove12gshotguns]

Ok, these guys went to war with more then 5 rounds.

It only lists 1 pair of socks as well. Do you think guys lived in trenches for 1 year with only one pair of socks?

 

[mikepos]

It says 5 round clip but the Garand uses 8 round clips. It's either made up or just calculated as cost per round. The 03 Springfield would be a better match for those clips

 

[bunny]

At least everyone got a rifle, and ammo, the Russians would give a rifle to every other soldier, a few minutes into a battle if you were not given one there would be one to pick up.

 

[Arclight]

A lot of money back then. I have my granddad's pay book. He was paid $1.30 a day in 1943 and it was bumped up to $1.75 a day in 1945.

 

[577/450]

5 bullets per soldier. Hmm. I don’t think that shows a lot of faith in the survival rate.
If I were going into combat, I hope my government would give me at least 10 rounds.

I think they are referring to 5 clips 8rounds each

 

[DoubleApexCa]

The text specifies a Springfield (ie. an M1903) rifle, yet the photo shows a (Rifle, .30 Cal, M1) Garand ??....