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Posted: 5/5/2009 10:55:08 AM EDT
[Last Edit: osprey21]
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GA, USA
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Posted: 5/5/2009 8:19:10 PM EDT
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For those interested, this illustrates a different topography encountered in Vietnam, as it is an extreme contrast to the delta areas more often pictured. This is early 1970, in I Corps, looking southwest, early morning, after a resupply. We were watching a weird fog pattern dissipate.
There is an M16 in this picture. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2009 3:32:18 AM EDT
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SlickRider, what FSB is that? Was the unit the 1/501st?
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GA, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2009 7:16:03 AM EDT
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JoeSchmo, I don't know and yes.
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OR, USA
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Posted: 5/6/2009 6:01:23 PM EDT
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101 Abn
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Posted: 5/10/2009 8:54:45 AM EDT
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SC, USA
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Posted: 5/19/2009 9:36:31 PM EDT
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How about a few that are still in use....Air Force style.
These pics are current as of 13 May 09. sorry for the big pics 
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NC, USA
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Posted: 5/20/2009 11:00:07 AM EDT
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Damn that NBC gear was hot as hell! Brings back memories.
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Posted: 5/31/2009 10:07:37 AM EDT
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Here are a few from Desert Storm 1991.
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Posted: 5/31/2009 10:39:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: QUIB]
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As an 18 year old PFC in Basic Training.
And about a year later in Germany. 
As a young E-5 in Desert Storm. 
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Posted: 6/3/2009 10:55:31 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/4/2009 12:15:35 AM EDT
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Doesn't the military teach trigger control? 
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Posted: 6/4/2009 8:20:43 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Couch-Commando:
Doesn't the military teach trigger control? Not in 1979, they didn't. Look through most photos from the 80's and you don't start seeing proper trigger discipline until the late 80s - early 90s |
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Posted: 6/4/2009 10:17:45 AM EDT
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1985, we were taught trigger discipline.
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OR, USA
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Posted: 6/4/2009 9:58:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: garbageday]
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I want to give cop car dot com full credit for this image. I borrowed it a number of years ago...
because it doesn't get much better than a '69 Plymouth and a progressive police force that early adopted the ar (not sure on the other rifle/shotgun). 
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Posted: 6/5/2009 12:03:17 AM EDT
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Shotgun looks to be an Ithaca 37.
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WI, USA
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Posted: 6/5/2009 2:28:23 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By garbageday:
I want to give cop car dot com full credit for this image. I borrowed it a number of years ago... because it doesn't get much better than a '69 Plymouth and a progressive police force that early adopted the ar (not sure on the other rifle/shotgun). http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm185/knuckleduster427/69plym-vi.jpg Looks like Chicago PD. |
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Posted: 6/5/2009 5:05:40 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By garbageday:
I want to give cop car dot com full credit for this image. I borrowed it a number of years ago... because it doesn't get much better than a '69 Plymouth and a progressive police force that early adopted the ar (not sure on the other rifle/shotgun). http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm185/knuckleduster427/69plym-vi.jpg Is the mag in backwards? |
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Posted: 6/5/2009 5:20:03 PM EDT
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Looks like two 20-round mags taped together.
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USA
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Posted: 6/7/2009 3:01:26 PM EDT
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Sweet, my first ar was a sp 1.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 6/9/2009 8:26:44 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By IRWFO:
Here are a few from Desert Storm 1991. http://www.ny-tactical.com/ar15pics/Ray-0016.jpg http://www.ny-tactical.com/ar15pics/Ray-0026.jpg Looks like Khobar towers... |
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Posted: 6/13/2009 7:29:46 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By garbageday:
I want to give cop car dot com full credit for this image. I borrowed it a number of years ago... because it doesn't get much better than a '69 Plymouth and a progressive police force that early adopted the ar (not sure on the other rifle/shotgun). http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm185/knuckleduster427/69plym-vi.jpg Now that's a Retro pic that you don't see everyday. Very cool! 
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Posted: 6/16/2009 2:26:32 PM EDT
[Last Edit: GI-45]
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Some pics of 604s being used by the Brown Water Navy:
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USA
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Posted: 6/21/2009 4:03:33 AM EDT
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NC, USA
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Posted: 6/21/2009 9:48:39 AM EDT
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Thats where those "handling marks" came from.
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OK, USA
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Posted: 7/16/2009 1:08:25 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By AMMOTECH:
Originally Posted By IRWFO:
Here are a few from Desert Storm 1991. http://www.ny-tactical.com/ar15pics/Ray-0016.jpg http://www.ny-tactical.com/ar15pics/Ray-0026.jpg Looks like Khobar towers... x 2 |
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Posted: 7/26/2009 9:02:10 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By lamarbrog:
Originally Posted By splitbolt:
These are pics of my dad and his best friend. They were 45B, Thailand, circa 1972. <a href="http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x120/pokethru/BT-19.jpg[/url" target="_blank"> [url=http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x120/pokethru/BT-34.jpg[/url] http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x120/pokethru/BT-33.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x120/pokethru/BT-32.jpg http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x120/pokethru/BT-30.jpg 
What are these pictures of? Destroyed weapons? Where are they being sent to? Battlefield pick ups from Vietnam. They would get connexes full of weapons, and sometimes smaller artillery pieces. Basically rebuilt what they could and shipped it back out. Artillery pieces were usually done and cut up...not an easy task from what he told me. Sometimes the stuff was so damaged, the weapon could not be cleared in the field. My dad's friend, couldn't clear a M16 and put the torch to it anyway. He has some nice scars on his arms as a result. My dad named me after him. 
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IL, USA
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Posted: 7/29/2009 10:33:35 PM EDT
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Great pics!
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CT, USA
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Posted: 8/3/2009 6:32:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JAD]
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Here is an artists rendition of a British SAS trooper (Corporal), c. early 1960s in Borneo . Picture from SAS in Action.
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CT, USA
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Posted: 8/3/2009 6:37:57 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JAD]
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Photo of an SAS trooper in Borneo (early 1960s) from SAS in Action
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CT, USA
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Posted: 8/3/2009 6:39:58 PM EDT
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Another SAS trooper in Borneo from SAS in Action.
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IN, USA
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Posted: 8/13/2009 8:43:27 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By RTUtah:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r249/RTUtah/IMG_0636.jpg I can only speculate as to the configuration of Castillo's rifle. It's possible that he simply swapped on a Colt carbine stock and dropped the 203; he could have traded the 203 to somebody for something else - I have no idea. SOG recon guys were widely know for their ingenuity, especially in the weapons and combat gear department. They often modified their weapons to suit their needs; I've run across some very interesting configurations during the course of my research. Dosen't that leave the bottom of the hand guard open to the barrel? Or is it possible that he popped a hand guard half on to replace it, if it would fit? I don't know if you could do that either either style, honestly...But I'm thinking it perhaps may be an attempt to get better ventilation, since I see no reason to go through the hassle of removing the launcher and not bothering to pop some new hand guards on? |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 8/15/2009 2:38:52 PM EDT
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NE of Kontum May '68
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PA, USA
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Posted: 10/25/2009 12:05:02 PM EDT
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NEW REGULATIONS AND LAWS! Thats all I need to say... |
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Posted: 11/10/2009 12:32:46 AM EDT
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Jay Leno, is that you??!?!?
Doc |
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VA, USA
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Posted: 11/13/2009 9:37:55 PM EDT
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Speaking of keeping it real. Cambodian Navy, this year, looks like a 651 according to the first page...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/4102174984_b6887e7fd6_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4102174962_ebbd2ffdb1_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4102175002_143ab9cb54_o.jpg |
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Posted: 11/14/2009 2:01:35 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By txgunsuscg:
Speaking of keeping it real. Cambodian Navy, this year, looks like a 651 according to the first page... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/4102174984_b6887e7fd6_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4102174962_ebbd2ffdb1_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4102175002_143ab9cb54_o.jpg WOW! That beats an IDF condition any day. |
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Posted: 11/14/2009 2:25:52 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By txgunsuscg:
Speaking of keeping it real. Cambodian Navy, this year, looks like a 651 according to the first page... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/4102174984_b6887e7fd6_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/4102174962_ebbd2ffdb1_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2713/4102175002_143ab9cb54_o.jpg I wonder who manufactured that lower? The only marking I see looks to be serial No. I can't believe someone took the time to Photoshop the picture to hide the Mfg. Maybe a "clean" weapon so it can't be traced to a country of origin. CIA? Doc |
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NC, USA
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Posted: 11/14/2009 9:10:38 PM EDT
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Nah, the commies removed the original markings. Its a Colt most probably.
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VA, USA
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Posted: 11/14/2009 9:34:22 PM EDT
[Last Edit: txgunsuscg]
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It is a Colt, at least the upper. Just below the sight there is a "C" and "H". I took the pictures, all markings were removed from the lower and refinished. Serial number is visible in some of my other pictures if any of the old-timers out there might know whose it was...
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Posted: 12/20/2009 7:56:08 AM EDT
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TN, USA
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Posted: 1/1/2010 8:23:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 44Echo10]
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WA, USA
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Posted: 1/15/2010 8:30:23 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ol-Dan]
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http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww278/ol-Dan/M16A1withM68.jpg
USAF M-16A1 with M-68 (not retro part). I decided to take this instead of M-4. I added the M-68 set-up to Qual and passed. I went up against airmen with M-4s, some who failed/ had to re-Qual...they did like it when I went full auto during the burst session. This might be my next project build or maybe GUU-5P... http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww278/ol-Dan/RtsideM16A1GUU-5P-1-1.jpg M-16A1 & two variants of GUU-5Ps still in use |
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Posted: 1/24/2010 2:47:31 AM EDT
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Dad with SF Mike Force in Vietnam, 1968
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Posted: 1/27/2010 8:23:52 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By LJM: Dad with SF Mike Force in Vietnam, 1968 http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l171/Pat95B/Dads%20Pics/8-29-200924336PM.jpg?t=1264319438 http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l171/Pat95B/Dads%20Pics/8-29-200924330PM.jpg?t=1264319493 Awesome photos. Love the BAR belt in the 2nd pic. |
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Posted: 2/9/2010 11:52:43 PM EDT
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Photos from Defense.gov,Militaryphotos.net
Airforce 
75th Rangers 
Lebanon 
Lebanon 
Beirut 83' 
Lebanon 
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Posted: 2/10/2010 1:51:45 AM EDT
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Didnt see these either. Militaryphotos.net
Dissapator and a Broomhandle 
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USA
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Posted: 2/10/2010 3:47:36 AM EDT
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Thanks for these. I'm going to show these to my old man. He was a Brown Water Swabby in Vietnam and these'll trip his trigger. He used to tell me stories about taking Marines and SEALS up the river as dusk, dropping them off, then waking up just before dawn and watching the fire team swimming back to their slip, smoke rising behind them in the pre-dawn light. |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 2/10/2010 5:40:58 AM EDT
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timeless
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