another cool photo from the series "pacific"

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  • ncblksmth1
    Senior Member
    • Feb 2010
    • 322

    #31
    Originally posted by 1972Doug
    The one on the right has just fired or forgot to reset his scope

    1972Doug

    Nice observation. Not the left shoulder in a rearward position rather than that similar to the gent in front.

    The rifle is not a M1917. Remember they have the rear sight on the rear reciever lug.

    Bob

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    • Hal O'Peridol
      Senior Member
      • Aug 2009
      • 929

      #32
      Originally posted by pelago
      The rifle being sighted is not a M1917, it is a P14. Look just to the rear of the middle band, and you can see the head of the through bolt for the volley sight plate.
      Enfield, everything else is just a rifle. Unless it's a Garand.

      Long pig, it's what's for Dinner!

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      • pelago
        Senior Member
        • Feb 2010
        • 582

        #33
        GERMAN SNIPER TRAINING VIDEO


        WATCH LAST TEN SECONDS CLOSELY, were these snipers surrendering? did they have a white flag?
        If one thinks about the American army and its lack of any "thinking ahead" after WWI is truly a question of history,
        sniper can control areas, can control movement, can kill important targets, cause massive confusion and be a real detriment to the enemy. but only a handful of true military leaders knew this, and that is why we fought from behind in WWII (IMHO) of course
        Last edited by pelago; 01-08-2014, 09:42.

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        • pelago
          Senior Member
          • Feb 2010
          • 582

          #34


          saw this and not sure of when late fifties? sixties???
          Last edited by pelago; 01-08-2014, 09:44.

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          • pelago
            Senior Member
            • Feb 2010
            • 582

            #35
            i know very little of the brit guns, have three of them and they are quite accurate but the jungle carbine <well lets just say> has one hell of a whack on shoulder and it was designed for physically smaller micronesain trained by brit soldiers, no wonder they did not like it
            but here is nice photo of brit

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            • pelago
              Senior Member
              • Feb 2010
              • 582

              #36


              not sure if this one out there much

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              • pelago
                Senior Member
                • Feb 2010
                • 582

                #37



                more about the man
                Last edited by pelago; 01-08-2014, 12:56.

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                • jgaynor
                  Senior Member
                  • Nov 2009
                  • 1287

                  #38
                  Thanks for the post. Very little written about US snipers in WW2.

                  Regards,
                  Jim
                  Last edited by jgaynor; 01-13-2014, 01:51.

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                  • Shooter5

                    #39
                    Originally posted by Hal O'Peridol
                    The rifle being sighted is not a M1917, it is a P14. Look just to the rear of the middle band, and you can see the head of the through bolt for the volley sight plate.
                    Came across a P14; captured in Mess-O-potamia. Nearly everything seemed to have turned up there.

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                    • Shooter5

                      #40
                      Originally posted by pelago


                      saw this and not sure of when late fifties? sixties???
                      One of those at the Fort Campbell museum. IIRC, it was developed late WW2. Also is mentioned in Canfield's book.

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                      • pelago
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2010
                        • 582

                        #41
                        never seen this one before

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                        • MJ1
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                          • Dec 2009
                          • 718

                          #42
                          I would hope you try to learn more.

                          "Own only what you can carry with you; know language, know countries,
                          know people. Let your memory be your travel bag."

                          - Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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