Garand turned into a bm59 clone. Almost

they are marked BM 59 due to the lower slots being machined wider to ride over the mag lips , they are wider than the clip lips.

jonh172 said:
No BM 59 is complete without one of these :d


All kidding aside, can anyone shine some light on whether these are legitimate stamps for a BM 59?
They uncovered themselves after bead blasting for Parkerizing.
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all correct but you are forgetting... one of the two original ones that were sent back from the pacific for testing, it is in the Springfield museum.

this link has a decent pic.

http://www.securityarms.com/firearm/3242

I have build a few the same as the upper and I have one in a BM para stock as well.


purple said:
The so-called "tanker" Garand is a persistent myth which won't go away. The fact is that there never was such a weapon produced or used by the US Army. There were a number od short-barrelled Garands made up in the Pacific to examine their feasibility as a lighter and more hard hitting weapon than the M1 carbine for paratroops. Tests found that, while handy to carry, the shortened rifle had an unacceptable amount of muzzle blast. The only 'tanker' Garands that exist are various civvy conversions done up for sales post WW2. Space in a tank is at a premium so the use of a 'bobbed Garand' made no practical sense. Tank crews are armed with a short, compact, easily stowed weapon, such as an SMG, to provide local security and to protect themselves in the event of their vehicle being knocked out or disabled. US tank crews in WW2 were armed with M1911 pistols, Thompson SMGs, or M3 SMGs.
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Originally Posted by purple
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The so-called "tanker" Garand is a persistent myth which won't go away. The fact is that there never was such a weapon produced or used by the US Army. There were a number od short-barrelled Garands made up in the Pacific to examine their feasibility as a lighter and more hard hitting weapon than the M1 carbine for paratroops. Tests found that, while handy to carry, the shortened rifle had an unacceptable amount of muzzle blast. The only 'tanker' Garands that exist are various civvy conversions done up for sales post WW2. Space in a tank is at a premium so the use of a 'bobbed Garand' made no practical sense. Tank crews are armed with a short, compact, easily stowed weapon, such as an SMG, to provide local security and to protect themselves in the event of their vehicle being knocked out or disabled. US tank crews in WW2 were armed with M1911 pistols, Thompson SMGs, or M3 SMGs.
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Yes. Nothing like a giant fireball to announce your position to the enemy.
 
4b1t said:
If there is someone dumb enough on CGN to believe this tongue in cheek comment, please contact me as I have Hitler's personalized Ross Sporter for sale. It is well known that while serving in World War One as a cook, the young Adolph got lost while delivering bratwurst to the forward German positions and stumbled into the Canadian trench lines. On seeing the German they all leapt into action, but none could work the bolt on their Ross's to chamber a round to capture him. Except for the NCO in charge, Sgt Mike Camrose who was armed with the then experimental Sten. Startled by the German he dropped the Sten, and as everyone knows it will empty the full mag when dropped. One round hit young Adolph in the leg, the other brought down the Red Baron's Fokker Tri-plane that was passing overhead. Feeling sorry for the young German, they bandaged him up, had a splendid feed of Bratwurst and a good chuckle at their chance meeting, then the Canadians went back to burning the Ross stocks to keep warm and Hitler bid adieu. From that moment on, Adolph had a soft spot for the Ross. In 1936, then Prime Minister, P.W. Herman, delivered a presentation Ross to the new German leader. Remembering that it was useless as a rifle, he used it as a paddle to chase Eva around the bedroom. On his escape to Argentina by submarine in 1945 the rifle's stock and barrel had to be cut down to still be usable in the cramped bed chambers of the sub. When he died in Paraguay in 1978 the rifle passed to his son, who sold it to me. Regrettably I wil have to sell it for a mere $ 78,0000.00 as I am trying to raise money to complete my D-Day Special Forces Tanker Garand. I want to buy a EOtech XPS2-0 which was fitted to only a few of the select Tanker's that were airdropped to the French Resistance..............these versions are extremely rare as they were chambered in 5.56 mm and most were destroyed when the owners tried to use them with 223 Remington.
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