Picture of the day

[ArtyMan]

Rifle doesn't look to be a Mosin-Nagant. Did the Soviets use very many SVT40's as sniper rifles in WWII??

Yup!

 

[bearhunter]

What's she got around her neck? That's not the sling is it?

It's a heavy woolen scarf. She is a civilian from the looks of her clothes.

Scarfs like that were pretty common things in that part of the world.

 

[svt1940]

Rifle doesn't look to be a Mosin-Nagant. Did the Soviets use very many SVT40's as sniper rifles in WWII??

They issued about 51 000 SVT 40 sniper.
Joce

 

[jwhc]

Ok gunnutz new day new picture I'm running a bit late this morning so here it is

Cheers
Joe

 

[Talquin]

Ping!

 

[RMXC51]

I don't like how she is holding the mag? And I have no idea what's with the blanket/bedroll ether ??

I've seen many pics of Soviet snipers with SVTs, and they are always holding the mag like that. Don't know why, but that seems to have been SOP.

 

[plinker 777]

Ping!

you beat me to it! same thought as i was looking at the pic. "ooooh cool, ahh ha "ping"

 

[jwhc]

Good morning fellow Gunnutz New day New picture

I like this picture because I have the launcher and couple dummy grenades for my m1
I will get some pictures of mine at lunch time and post them.

Cheers
Joe

 

[AdrianM]

How does the grenade launcher work?

 

[AdrianM]

Ok gunnutz new day new picture I'm running a bit late this morning so here it is

Cheers
Joe

In this pic I see what looks like an empty casing in the air. I am wondering what the other large rectangular thing is in the air to the left of the darker casing?

 

[flying pig]

In this pic I see what looks like an empty casing in the air. I am wondering what the other large rectangular thing is in the air to the left of the darker casing?

Its an M1 Garand Enbloc clip.

 

[cyclone]

Rifle doesn't look to be a Mosin-Nagant. Did the Soviets use very many SVT40's as sniper rifles in WWII??

Female snipers did , yes....

Men were more often issued Mosin's , IIRC....

 

[plinker 777]

Good morning fellow Gunnutz New day New picture

I like this picture because I have the launcher and couple dummy grenades for my m1
I will get some pictures of mine at lunch time and post them.

Cheers
Joe

SAY ELLOW TO MY LIDDLE FREN!! (sad but its my best Pacino)

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

How does the grenade launcher work?

The Garand grenade launcher mounts on the bayonette lug with a roll over catch and a little pin that depresses the gas plug. Clip a grenade on the flying part (never knew the name), slide it on the launcher, load a specific type of blank round, brace, aim and squeeze. The blast pressurizes the insides of the launcher, causing pressure to rise and force the grenade in its flier off the front end in a bloop direction. The gas plug depression pin prevents the action from cycling. The grenade pin comes unsecured, by another process I don't recall. The result is a big Bang! If the rifleman needs to shoot regular ammo, he just loads another clip in from the top and rejoins the firefight.

Some modern grenades have a bullet-trap base that lets the rifleman fire ball ammo and launch grenades. Not a process English-speaking armies do, but well understood by the French and Belgiques.

 

[jwhc]

Ok guys sorry for posting so late on my rifle grenade collection for the m1 Garand was working from 8 am to 11 pm today, sucks I know!! lol anyways here is my small collection

Cheers
Joe

 

[AdrianM]

Wicked stuff. What else will you show us from your collection Joe?

How come I don't see an Olands cap on the bench trim?

 

[jwhc]

How come I don't see an Olands cap on the bench trim? [/QUOTE]

Oh there's a couple there lol they go around my hole bench

 

[jwhc]

Good morning fellow Nutz New day New picture This one I personally like for the "action type" photo, Although it was taking during a training exercise.

Cheers
Joe

 

[flying pig]

total guess but WWI US troops carrying M1917s and wearing Tommy helmets?

 

[AdrianM]

I am going to play the devil's advocate and guess they are P14 rifles and that these were British troops (Home Guard maybe). I don't know my uniforms very well; I was just going by the brain buckets.

Who's right, me or the flying pig?