Today, I bring you an actual Can Of Whoopass! (56K warning)

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Posted: 8/13/2005 6:17:12 PM EDT

From the 2nd floor behind-the-scenes tour of Springfield Armory in Springfield, MA. Here is an honest-to-goodness certified Can Of Whoopass:

And if that's not enough, here's the jumbo size can for tough cleanup jobs. Behind it is the industrial strength can of .50 cal Whoopass (sorry, no pic because my battery got too weak to fire the flash one more time).

And while we're at it, here's a rack of the actual prototypes that The Great One, John Garand himself, developed:

And to give you a small glimpse of the bountiful treasure the room has to offer, here are two woefully-inadequate overview shots:

Oh, the marvelous and wondrous things BlammO Jr. and I took in today!

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:18:40 PM EDT

[#1]

dizzam

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:19:49 PM EDT

[#2]

I think I just wet myself!

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:20:13 PM EDT

[#3]

ROAD TRIP

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:20:27 PM EDT

[#4]

drool

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:21:23 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
dizzam

fo sho!

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:22:23 PM EDT

[#6]

Baseball, think about baseball.

Going to first base, rounding second, goi *&^%$ ^%$ 5 OH CRAP!

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:22:39 PM EDT

[#7]

Very

nice

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:22:57 PM EDT

[#8]

Ill drive the get-a-way truck.... Whos in???

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:23:40 PM EDT

[#9]

The irony or sadness in those pictures is that they were taken in MA.

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:24:09 PM EDT

[#10]

Nice man... thanks for sharing the pics!

I think when I got to Virginia next May, I'll go over to Fairfax and hit up the NRA National Firearms Museum.

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:25:16 PM EDT

[#11]

I too just pissed myself.

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:27:27 PM EDT

[#12]

Shwingggggggggggggggggg

So what with the drums? Weapon caches?

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:28:58 PM EDT

[#13]

I think its the ones they tossed out with paratroopers so they can just there gear on the ground?????

Quoted:
Shwingggggggggggggggggg

So what with the drums? Weapon caches?

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:29:45 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
And while we're at it, here's a rack of the actual prototypes that The Great One, John Garand himself, developed:

I've just ejaculated. It felt good.

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:30:46 PM EDT

[#15]

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:31:55 PM EDT

[#16]

alot of guns

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:32:12 PM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:
Quoted:www.MetalSchnitzel.com/images/GunStuff/GarandPrototypes.jpg

And while we're at it, here's a rack of the actual prototypes that The Great One, John Garand himself, developed:

I've just ejaculated. It felt good.

LOL. I'd like to win a free shopping spree at that place.

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:32:26 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
I think I just wet myself!

Quoted:
drool

Quoted:
Baseball, think about baseball.

Going to first base, rounding second, goi *&^%$ ^%$ 5 OH CRAP!

Quoted:
Shwingggggggggggggggggg

Quoted:

I've just ejaculated. It felt good.

Quoted:
I just had an eye orgasm because a tear just leaked down my left cheek.

Thanks,I really mean it.

OK, there is WAAAAYYY too mu gay on this thread!

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:33:04 PM EDT

[#19]

I just had an eye orgasm because a tear just leaked down my left cheek.

Thanks,I really mean it.

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:33:14 PM EDT

[#20]

Sorry, I should have 'splained. The cans were a post-WWII experiment for long-term storage. They were stored with silica gel instead of cosmoline, so if they were needed in a hurry, they could be readied with a can opener.

How about the very first serial number ever put on any gun at Springfield Armory? It was an M1860 musket:

And how about an "organ" of muskets? They're two deep all the way around. I count about 500 of them and there's not a single repro among them!

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:36:19 PM EDT

[#21]

I have to get over there one of these days.How difficult is it to get in that room ?

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:36:35 PM EDT

[#22]

Sweet!

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:37:59 PM EDT

[#23]

That would be my true idea of Heaven. An Armory like that staffed by nude (female)Centerfolds

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:39:53 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:
Shwingggggggggggggggggg

So what with the drums? Weapon caches?

Got Wood!

BigDozer66

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:40:31 PM EDT

[#25]

*pokes slong*

Hmmm...nothing happenin...

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:41:00 PM EDT

[#26]

I made a poopie.

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:42:34 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
I have to get over there one of these days.How difficult is it to get in that room ?

$12, but you have to get on the list. They take 1 tour each weekend and it's limited to 10 people. Now I'm wondering how much it'd cost to hire the guide for a 1-on-1 tour of the guns for an entire month. Of course, I'd need a tape recorder, a bunch of studio photography equipment and a bottomless pot of coffee.

Seriously, the pix don't do it justice. There is so much in that room, your mind can't even apprehend it all. And for all the modern weapons, they not only have the gun, but also all the documentation and the full story of it. There are 1-of-a-kinds and things you can't imagine. Like the M15 rifle. Anyone know what that was?

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:44:43 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
I have to get over there one of these days.How difficult is it to get in that room ?

Take the tour. Show up.
Call for the hours, first, though.

Did you have the smokie doing a blackpowder demonstration, or did I get lucky that time through?

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:45:06 PM EDT

[#29]

How do I get on "The List" ? Man,I hate lists,they usually involve some sort of waiting period..lol

Posted: 8/13/2005 6:56:48 PM EDT

[#30]

I went and did that tour not to long ago.

when i went thou it kinda sucked. all the guns were cool. but you couldnt walk ahead of him. he always had to see you. and you couldnt pick nuttin up. but i understand that. but the walkin in front part.

Posted: 8/13/2005 7:05:47 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
I went and did that tour not to long ago.

when i went thou it kinda sucked. all the guns were cool. but you couldnt walk ahead of him. he always had to see you. and you couldnt pick nuttin up. but i understand that. but the walkin in front part.

Yeah that's kind of lame but priceless national treasure + dumbass public = this is what you get.

I'm not sayin' I agree, just that I understand....

Posted: 8/13/2005 7:13:21 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
I have to get over there one of these days.How difficult is it to get in that room ?

it's not a big deal, you have to make an appointment and it costs $12...

Posted: 8/13/2005 7:17:03 PM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I went and did that tour not to long ago.

when i went thou it kinda sucked. all the guns were cool. but you couldnt walk ahead of him. he always had to see you. and you couldnt pick nuttin up. but i understand that. but the walkin in front part.

Yeah that's kind of lame but priceless national treasure + dumbass public = this is what you get.

I'm not sayin' I agree, just that I understand....

yep. i can understand why they do it.but i wasnt in front of him for more then 30 seconds. and he really wasnt a dick about it. i think if ya got the time, you should check it out. it is really cool.

Posted: 8/13/2005 7:37:13 PM EDT

[#34]

These pictures make me feel all funny.

Posted: 8/14/2005 5:39:34 AM EDT

[#35]

Any chance of taking the $12.00 tour on the weekend ? I don't really want to take a day off to do this on a weekday....

Posted: 8/14/2005 6:07:36 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
Ill drive the get-a-way truck.... Whos in???

I'm in.

Posted: 8/14/2005 6:18:01 AM EDT

[#37]

The M15 Rifle was simply a heavy barreled version of the M14 with a heavier stock, a hinged butt plate, a selector for full automatic fire and a bipod. The M15 was designed to be a replacement for the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) as the new squad automatic weapon. Subsequent tests proved that the standard M14 would shoot as well as the M15 in the full automatic mode if the M14 was fitted with a bipod, a selector and an M15 style hinged butt plate. The heavy barrel and heavy stock went out the window, as did the old reliable M1 style butt plate originally planned for use on the standard M14.

Quoted:
Quoted:
I have to get over there one of these days.How difficult is it to get in that room ?

$12, but you have to get on the list. They take 1 tour each weekend and it's limited to 10 people. Now I'm wondering how much it'd cost to hire the guide for a 1-on-1 tour of the guns for an entire month. Of course, I'd need a tape recorder, a bunch of studio photography equipment and a bottomless pot of coffee.

Seriously, the pix don't do it justice. There is so much in that room, your mind can't even apprehend it all. And for all the modern weapons, they not only have the gun, but also all the documentation and the full story of it. There are 1-of-a-kinds and things you can't imagine. Like the M15 rifle. Anyone know what that was?

Posted: 8/14/2005 6:42:00 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Any chance of taking the $12.00 tour on the weekend ? I don't really want to take a day off to do this on a weekday....

They alternate Fridays & Saturdays. I took this tour yesterday (Saturday). The next one will be Friday, 8/19 then Saturday, 8/27. You can call them at (413)734-8551.

So, want to see an M1 Garand? How about serial number 1:

And some old gun that nobody has ever heard of. It'll probably never catch on.

ETA: We have a winner: menefreghista. I didn't get a picture of the M15 this time, so I'll get it on the next go-round.

Posted: 8/14/2005 7:09:50 AM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:

Looks like carbon fiber furniture?

Posted: 8/14/2005 7:14:10 AM EDT

[#40]

That is problably fiberglass mesh.

Posted: 8/14/2005 7:14:23 AM EDT

[#41]

I have dreams about going to gunshops that have selections like that.

Posted: 8/14/2005 7:20:34 AM EDT

[#42]

This makes me sad. I was in springfield two summers ago and this was one of the things that I wanted to see but didnt get a chance to go to while I was there. I'm kicking myself even harder now.

Posted: 8/14/2005 7:24:58 AM EDT

[#43]

OH WOW! I think that is what heaven looks like....

Posted: 8/14/2005 7:25:14 AM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:

That is problably fiberglass mesh.

Bakelite.

Posted: 8/15/2005 5:41:44 AM EDT

[#45]

OK, I found the tour schedule for the remainder of the summer. All tours are at 1:00 pm and last 1½ hours.

Friday, 8/19
Saturday, 8/27
Friday, 9/2
Saturday, 9/10
Friday, 9/16
Saturday, 9/24

Tours are $12 per person and can accommodate up to 10 people. Walk-ins are possible, on a space available basis, on the day of the tour.

I strongly recommend calling to put your name on the list. The number is (413) 734-8551.