Any M1 Garand experts here?

   / Any M1 Garand experts here? #101  
speaking of one time cheap milsurps, a few Mosin Nagants

a model 38 and a Finish Model 39:

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model 44:
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model 91/30
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   / Any M1 Garand experts here? #103  
All of the Arisaka's in an M! thread reminded me of the Japanese copy.

Japanese Type 4 Garand copy « Forgotten Weapons

Bruce

Well, I learn something new every day... I have never heard of let alone seen a photo of that rifle before. That is interesting. Not that the Type 99 was a bad rifle, ( I never cared much for its palm safety on the end of the bolt) but if they had been armed with those or something similar about 5 years earlier, it might have made some difference for them.
 
   / Any M1 Garand experts here? #105  
great film.
 
   / Any M1 Garand experts here?
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#106  
A great film where the Russians speak with a British accent and the Germans speak like midwestern Americans!

In all seriousness, I really do like that movie. I'm sure that there were multiple inaccuracies in the film, but it was still enjoyable.

I think that one of the goofs was that the theatrical release poster showed a left-handed bolt action Mosin-Nagant - I would love to find one of those for my son....

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   / Any M1 Garand experts here? #107  
and if talking cheap milsurps, you can't forget the turk rifles!




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   / Any M1 Garand experts here? #108  
A great film where the Russians speak with a British accent and the Germans speak like midwestern Americans!

In all seriousness, I really do like that movie. I'm sure that there were multiple inaccuracies in the film, but it was still enjoyable.

I think that one of the goofs was that the theatrical release poster showed a left-handed bolt action Mosin-Nagant - I would love to find one of those for my son....

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I had never noticed that left hand bolt. The only for sure photo of William Bonny was a reverse image showing him wearing a left handed holster. Many thought for decades he was a lefty but he was not. There was even a movie about Billie entitled the left handed gun. But the left handed loading gate on his 73 Winchester gave away the story.
 
   / Any M1 Garand experts here? #109  
gotta love reversed images and incorrect guns used in movies depecting specific time periods... interesting to see guns used in wars, befor ethe guns were invented or deployed. :)
 
   / Any M1 Garand experts here? #110  
gotta love reversed images and incorrect guns used in movies depecting specific time periods... interesting to see guns used in wars, befor ethe guns were invented or deployed. :)

Oh yeah, that is so common. Especially Civil war and all of the big bore cartridge center fire revolvers. The .45 acp 1911 deployed on the movie Titanic. Set in April of 1912 Possible? Yes. Probable? No way. And a 1903 browning would have done just as well and been a heck of a lot more convincing to guys like me.
 

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