Garands of the Shah of Iran

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  • ray55classic
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2016
    • 433
    #1

    Garands of the Shah of Iran

    Found this interesting little piece on Iranian Garands , I thought all you Garand lovers might enjoy it , I did.
    You don't see many International Harvester's, it explains one reason why.

    A Persian take on the M1
    http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/10/27/garands-of-the-shah-photo-essay/
    The story of the M1 Garand in Iran highlights a tale of interwoven politics that spans decades and is still being seen today.More than just the story of a service rifle in the Middle East, North Africa, (MENA)/Central Asia region, it crosses political and historical intrigue throughout.Mixed in is the history of American foreign military aid propping up the Shah’s regime, the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the ensuing Iran-Iraq War, and then the dissemination of the rifle into nearby Iraq and Afghanistan, possibly even Syria as some recent examples from various rebel groups there show.From the period of 1963 to 1967, the U.S Military established a Foreign Military Sales mission to Iran.
    Last edited by ray55classic; 10-27-2016, 05:00.
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    • Clark Howard
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2009
      • 2105
      #2
      After the mullahs took over Iran, most of the US trained officers and NCOs were murdered by the muz government.

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        • gunny
          Senior Member
          • Sep 2009
          • 145
          #3
          Absolutely incredible!


          Gunny

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            • Viking Guy
              Senior Member
              • Sep 2009
              • 200
              #4
              We used to fly in and out of Bandar Abbas, Iran 1975-76, and all the Iranian troops had M-1s. I was never able to note as to whether they were Winchester, IH, or Springfields. During the same time frame, we were in Tai Pei, Taiwan a lot and all the troops there had M-1s. On the flight line were numerous C-47s, C-46s, and C-119 Flying Boxcars. Off on the side I saw what (it was a long time ago) looked like several A/B-26s and B-25s in essentially a boneyard.

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                • Shooter5
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Clark Howard
                  After the mullahs took over Iran, most of the US trained officers and NCOs were murdered by the muz government.
                  A slight bit of hyberbole; while true many were killed others werse merely imprisoned and later served in the war against Iraq. A great may others left the country and moved to Europe or the USA, and elsewhere.

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                    • Griff Murphey
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 3708
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Shooter5
                      A slight bit of hyberbole; while true many were killed others werse merely imprisoned and later served in the war against Iraq. A great may others left the country and moved to Europe or the USA, and elsewhere.
                      We have an Iranian Colonel in our gun club. He has a bunch of bolt guns and is an enthusiastic shooter. Very friendly guy.

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