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Dark Alley Dan said:
Clever, clever Mr. Hill. Cool corporate signature logo, too.

Wonder what kind of plastic that mag was made from. That's a realm of materials engineering that's seen a LOT of progress since 1953. Most of the clear plastics then were fairly brittle, were they not?
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I was wondering about the plastic mag, as well. I'm wondering if the clear plastic was for demo purposes, let the Armory folks see what was going on. I can't see a plastic magazine surviving military trials in that era.

The pics come from a TFB article that didn't include any particular context or additional info that can't be gleaned from the photos themselves.

Looks like a simple, workable design, creating a nice compact package. TBH, a semi auto 9mm carbine, in a nice compact package like that, with nothing sticking down below the profile of the gun, would be a handy little plinker even today. I wonder what killed the project?

WarIsBoring has a bit better write up, but fewer pictures. Apparently, Hill kept on working on the gun into the 60's, and even tried to get FN to manufacture it, but they shelved the examples he loaned them and concentrated on cranking out the popular and profitable Uzi, which they'd licensed.

https://warisboring.com/the-hill-h15-submachine-gun-was-ahead-of-its-time/

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At least FN gave a nod to the Hill patents when they filed the P90 patents.
 
Dark Alley Dan said:
Spanish civil war, I think, based on the hodgepodge of firearms, kit, and big-ass flag:

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Name that hardware!
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https://www.learning-history.com/battle-ebro-river/
 
At 2:21 there is an SMG in a soldier's hands. What is it?

I've read several books on the Spanish Civil War, including George Orwell's personal account, and I now know less than I did to begin with. A more convoluted cluster f___k is hard to imagine with so many international players.
 
Sharps '74 said:
Yeah, I guess Syria is a good comparison for the most part. Same for the last Balkans War. So called "civil wars" are amongst the most brutal of wars - brother against brother - no quarter asked or given.
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Thing with Syria is that the information we receive is so filtered we don't really know what's happening. I follow Al Jazeera English, there seem to be little hints that it's about establishing another Islamic state. Fact is, if the rebels win, things will go south in a hurry, like the other "Arab Spring " states.

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Grizzly Adams said:
Thing with Syria is that the information we receive is so filtered we don't really know what's happening.

Grizz
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It wasn't any different with civil war in Yugoslavia.When I came here in 92 I couldn't believe what I'm hearing from media in Canada.At best it was 50% outright lies,25% propaganda and rest was twisted truth.

Worst part-they are still teaching this BS in schools here.

Meanwhile in Sweden there is still at least one flying SAAB J29 Tunnan.Second generation jet fighter from what I read in many respects similar to Mig-15.

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Dark Alley Dan said:
Here's a nice study of the Gew 88 in "native" hands...

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Gew88 rifles and their later upgrades don't get nearly the respect they deserve. They saw service all over the world, with many different armies. Often both sides were equipped with the same rifles.

I really like the three I have. They all have been upgraded in arsenals with .323 diameter barrels. Two have had their mag wells altered to hold the cartridges without an enbloc.

The one that still needs an enbloc to hold the cartridges and feed is has an 1890 date on the receiver and almost no blue left.

Considering the history behind these rifles I'm very surprised they are still so CHEAP.

If you have the opportunity to purchase one of these fine old rifles, my suggestion is to do so.

TURF THE LIBERALS IN 2019
 
Agreed.

Go back one step further and you have the 71/84, which I've read is one of the finest examples of German riflemaking ever issued.

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Someday I'd like to find the money to buy a really good example. It'd be fun to load up some black powder and take it hunting, like these Chinese hillbillies likely were doing:

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In post 15534, in the first picture I would say the infantry are armed with 1871 Mauser, as you can see the cleaning rod.

In the second picture I would say the person on the right has a 71/84 Mauser.

The second from the left has a 1888 carbine and the other two may have 71/84 based on the right hand person ??
 
He has a point. Some ppl. talk about it like it is back in the 1950's when a fourty something man on some dumb show would say something like:" how long have I got, doc?"

I have no knowledge what this affliction is like but I would imagine the knowledge of it keeps growing & the treatment methods keep evolving (wholistic approaches, for example).
 
This one comes with questions. Saw this in the Transportation museum in Whitehorse. Obviously marked US Army, but there were some scrubbed markings, where you could still read Corps. Supposedly some bright idea to transport material across the tundra and supply DEW line outposts. 4 wheel electric drive, powered by a generator in that middle hump. Pulled a trailer that looked similar and nuclear power was in development, according to the exhibit.

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Grizz
 
That's the LCC-1 LeTourneau SnoTrain.

It was in service from 1956-1962. A very specialized, but successful hauler in the arctic. Hauled heavy gear all over the arctic, helped setting up the DEW Line stations, and had a moderately off-the-books stint in Greenland doing unspecified things... Basically helping with the construction of "Project IceWorm." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Iceworm

The pic below is the LCC-1 during it's IceWorm days.

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