Viet nam loves US war surplus

[Ed Smurf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPhFoptpkiE

It is sad that the US abandoned more equipment in Viet Nam than the Canadian military ever had. Could have just let us have it and we would still be using all of it.

 

[Rick911]

 

[jody_v]

Coming soon to the EE.........'Vietnamese capture, M1 Garand'.

Interesting video. I guess the South couldn't be bothered to destroy the weapons prior to them being captured. Spoils of war.

 

[maxman1]

Coming soon to the EE.........'Vietnamese capture, M1 Garand'.

Interesting video. I guess the South couldn't be bothered to destroy the weapons prior to them being captured. Spoils of war.

I think time was the main factor.

 

[bcsteve]

Those are staggering numbers.

 

[1-trident-1]

the politicians stretched out that war as long as they could. a lot of people made a ton of money off that war.

 

[JP]

About 25 years ago, some M-1 Garands, Colt 1911 pistols and Winchester M97 shotguns were imported from Vietnam. They were pretty rough and pitted as I remember.

 

[Disco Bob]

the politicians stretched out that war as long as they could. a lot of people made a ton of money off that war.

That was peanuts compared to anything during and after the first Golf war. Just ask US VP #### Cheney. (Halliburton, Black Water, Xe Services, Academi...…) One arms shipment is more then what you and I will make in a life time.

 

[Winchester-1897]

About 25 years ago, some M-1 Garands, Colt 1911 pistols and Winchester M97 shotguns were imported from Vietnam. They were pretty rough and pitted as I remember.

I have an IHC Garand from Vietnam which was brought in by Ontario Auto Mart in Vaughan Ont. Cost $150.00.

 

[highlander]

Coming soon to the EE.........'Vietnamese capture, M1 Garand'.

Interesting video. I guess the South couldn't be bothered to destroy the weapons prior to them being captured. Spoils of war.

They were too busy dropping them and running.

 

[ArtyMan]

I was in Vietnam in 2015 and I very distinctly remember local police near the Laos border carrying M1 carbines

 

[can14]

New Zealand bought a boat load of American Military equipment from Vietnam in the late 1970's
The US Navy thought about seizing it, but couldn't, because the ship was under the New Zealand Flag
The New Zealand Military was also in control of the ship

 

[highlander]

New Zealand bought a boat load of American Military equipment from Vietnam in the late 1970's
The US Navy thought about seizing it, but couldn't, because the ship was under the New Zealand Flag
The New Zealand Military was also in control of the ship

That hardly makes much sense; no doubt the equipment had long been written off, and was obsolete anyway.

 

[Sharps '74]

I have American friends that staunchly maintain the US won the the Viet Nam war.

My response: "If that was a victory, I'd hate to see what you'd call a defeat."

The Brits have a history of losing battles but winning wars, turning stunning defeats into heroic victories. No way a spin could turn the VNW into a "victory".

 

[can14]

Consider all Garand rifles that many countries have, ie Philippines, US claimed to own most of them because they were given as Aid in the 1940's.

 

[Snowdingo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPhFoptpkiE

It is sad that the US abandoned more equipment in Viet Nam than the Canadian military ever had. Could have just let us have it and we would still be using all of it.

The US pushed more helicopters off of their carriers as they were leaving than our military has ever owned

 

[highlander]

I have American friends that staunchly maintain the US won the the Viet Nam war.

My response: "If that was a victory, I'd hate to see what you'd call a defeat."

The Brits have a history of losing battles but winning wars, turning stunning defeats into heroic victories. No way a spin could turn the VNW into a "victory".

In Vietnam, the US won all the battles, but still lost the war.

Mind you, they lost the war for any number of reasons, all to do with politics rather then the military.

 

[OneBarfly]

About 25 years ago, some M-1 Garands, Colt 1911 pistols and Winchester M97 shotguns were imported from Vietnam. They were pretty rough and pitted as I remember.

Yep, as one poster said, Ontario Sporting goods had these. Including Riot shotguns, Flaming bomb marked Ithaca 37's, Win 97's and 12's, M1 carbines and barrels full of Garands.

I was offered a box of M1 carbine receivers for $25 each. Bought four of them, as there was a $25 transfer fee for each at the time. They offered me the whole box of about 50 receivers for another $25. I said no because I couldn't afford the transfer fees for all of them.

One of the guys working there said they all came out of Vietnam and were represented by a rep for Ruko in Canada. Then he said there was some mystery surrounding him falling out of a helicopter. (or not)

 

[smellie]

Quote Originally Posted by JP View Post
About 25 years ago, some M-1 Garands, Colt 1911 pistols and Winchester M97 shotguns were imported from Vietnam. They were pretty rough and pitted as I remember.


Yes, and those things did get around.

I ended up with a sad-looking .45 which just happened to have a brand-new barrel. It has a 1943 Colt frame with a Remington-Rand slide, whole thing Parked over top of blue and rust. Checked the tube and discovered that the thing is LINED with a hard-chrome liner.

Ugly as sin, shoots very accurately.

For 110 bucks, I have no complaints!

 

[Donny Fenn1]

I have American friends that staunchly maintain the US won the the Viet Nam war.

My response: "If that was a victory, I'd hate to see what you'd call a defeat."

The Brits have a history of losing battles but winning wars, turning stunning defeats into heroic victories. No way a spin could turn the VNW into a "victory".

When my friends from the USA start tooting about all the wars they've "won" I can usually get them quiet by saying the only war the US ever won was the Civil War.