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Posted: 7/30/2006 1:24:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
OK, let's try this again. I have taken the initiative to re-post many of the retro images that I had placed on the original Real Deal thread. Those who contributed to the first thread should feel free to re-post any pics they found that they felt were of interest to those of us who inhabit this dark little corner of the jungle. It may take a while to get it back to eight pages like it was (!), but this is a start.
           Notice that the handguards are mounted sideways in this photo so the handgrip will be on the side. Also, the taped handgrip again. (I'm sure this shot will make someone's day) All photos are from http://www.lcompanyranger.com/ I placed them on my own photo server so as not to drain the bandwidth of the parent site. |
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Posted: 7/30/2006 1:25:17 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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           SGT. John Files pointing at a close one. Picture shows foregrip to good advantage. All photos are from http://www.lcompanyranger.com/ |
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Posted: 7/30/2006 1:25:54 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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      ]Seems to have green camouflage paint on stock and handguards.   Again, all photos in this post are from http://www.lcompanyranger.com/ |
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Posted: 7/30/2006 1:28:18 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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MN, USA
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Posted: 7/30/2006 1:32:57 PM EDT
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+1
great pics |
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Posted: 7/30/2006 2:13:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: dump1567]
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NAM book.
 Ft. McClellan, AL Basic Training Late 80's.       |
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Posted: 7/30/2006 3:12:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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Here is that CAR-15 family photo that I had posted previously:
 Not a great photo, but an early AR-15 with what appears to be the brown pistol grip and fiberglass epoxy resin buttstock:  Notice the charging handle inside the "carry handle" and the sling swivel on the pistol grip. Also note that the AR-10-type handguards do not use a slip ring as we know it. This weapon is very likely ser.#000006 |
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KY, USA
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Posted: 7/30/2006 3:15:33 PM EDT
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XM16E1 from a gunbroker auction an ad a couple months ago:
 
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Posted: 7/30/2006 3:39:05 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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More images from http://www.lcompanyranger.com/
Notice that it seemed to be the trend to tape up the hand grips on many of these weapons. Also note the heavy wear, to the point where the finish is worn of the tele stocks, revealing the bare aluminum underneath.   The A1 in the picture below has the furniture completely taped up, including the stock and the handguards, making for one ugly rifle.   This RTO appears to have made a sling from surgical tube.  Notice the use of cloth camouflage on many of these weapons.      
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Posted: 7/30/2006 4:45:35 PM EDT
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CMoH winner Franklin Miller (MAC V SOG) with a XM177 of some type... looks like a cleaning rod taped on.
 Captai Rick Rescorla at LZ X-Ray, he was later kille in the World Trade Center. Has an XM16E1  Good shot of an XM16E1  Looks like A1's heavly engaged  I thought this was cool. A VC "reward leaflet" showing how much each captured weapon was worth.  |
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Posted: 7/30/2006 11:13:02 PM EDT
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Congrats there Fitter you got it off to a good start and got it tacked too.
Now let me see if I can round up a pic or two.  Elvis |
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Posted: 7/31/2006 10:50:26 AM EDT
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here is my re-post of my M16A1 pictures...
general field action 1985  me playing tough guy, 1984  M203/A1 on my wall  |
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Posted: 7/31/2006 1:09:27 PM EDT
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Fitter, you are the shizznitz....
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Posted: 8/2/2006 12:37:29 PM EDT
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/3/2006 9:40:35 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Blanco_Diablo]
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Anyone plan on posting the whole "Colt retro line up" like before or am I gonna have to?
 Luckily I saved all those pics...lemme know if you guys want me to put them up.ETA: If thats alright with captrichardson and everyone... |
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Posted: 8/4/2006 9:43:09 AM EDT
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post 'em |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/4/2006 5:40:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Blanco_Diablo]
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(ETA: All pictures were gotten from captrichardson's original thread. I cannot take credit for finding these pics as I just saved them from that thread and reposted them here for you guys. Just dont want it to seem like I'm taking credit for all this.)
Model 601 - AR15 Notes: *Brown furnature (fiberglass handguards, bakelite? pistol grip and buttstock), usually painted green *"Slabside" upper and lower (no forward assist, case deflector, or magazine fence) *Early "slabside" chrome bolt carrier (no forward assist cuts) *Early 3 prong "duckbill" flashider *Early "triangular" charging handle *1/14 twist barrel  Model 602 - AR15 USAF Notes: *Black painted furniture (I believe) *Slabside upper and lower *Slabside chrome bolt carrier *"Beefed up" 3 prong flashider *Triangular charging handle  Model 603 - M16A1 Notes: *Black plastic furniture *Forward assist, no case deflector *Can be found with both regular 3 prong flashider and A1 "birdcage" flashider *"Full magazine fence" lower *Earlier rifles had chrome bolt carriers/bolts, then just chrome carrier and parkerized bolt, then parkerized carrier and bolt *Earlier rifles also had a solid buttstock with rubber buttplate, later (more common) ones had trapdoor buttstocks with plastic buttplate  Model 604 - M16 Notes: *Black plastic(?) furniture *3 prong flashider *Slabside upper *"Partial fence" lower  Model 605 - "Retro Dissipator" Notes: *Black plastic furniture *15 inch barrel *3 prong flashider *Slabside upper *Partial fence lower  Model 606 - Light Machine Gun(?) (Any more pictures would be greatly appreciated; thanks to FITTER for the pic)  Model 607 - "Tanker" Model Carbine Notes: *Black plastic furniture *"Gen 1" 2 posistion stock (little shorter than A1 length) *10" barrel *Can be seen with or without shortened A1 grip *Short triangular handguards *3.5" flash-and-sound moderator or 3 prong duckbill FH *Can be seen with both slabside and forward assist uppers *Partial fence lower *Chrome slabside bolt carrier on slabside model   Model 608 - USAF Survival Rifle Notes: *Fixed aluminum stock *Round plastic "tube" handguard *Can be seen with or without "conical" flashider *Slabside upper *Partial fence lower *Shortened A1 grip  Model 609 - US Army XM177E1 Notes: *Black plastic handguards and A1 grip *Rubber coated aluminum "Gen 2" 2 position stock *4.5" XM177 flash-and-sound moderator *10" barrel *Forward assist upper *Can be seen with both partial and full fence lowers   Model 610 - US Army XM177/USAF GAU-5A Notes: *Black plastic handguards and A1 grip *Rubber coated aluminum "Gen 2" 2 position stock *4.5" XM177 flash-and-sound moderator *10" barrel *Slabside upper  Model 619 - XM177E1 Commercial/Export Version Notes: *Black plastic handguards and A1 grip *Rubber coated aluminum "Gen 2" 2 position stock *4.5" XM177 flash-and-sound moderator *10" barrel *Forward assist upper *Full fence lower  Model 629 - US Army XM177E2 Notes: *Black plastic handguards and A1 grip *Rubber coated aluminum "Gen 2" 2 position stock *4.5" XM177 flash-and-sound moderator *"Grenade ring" for attachment of XM148 (or XM203?) 40mm grenade launcher *11.5" barrel *Forward assist upper *Full fence lower  Model 635 - 9mm SMG Notes: *9x19mm Parabellum *10.5" barrel *A1 flashider *"Gen 3" 4 position fiberlite stock *Plastic handguards *A2 grip *Permanant 9mm mag block in lower receiver mag well *Takes modified Uzi mags (?)  Model 639 - XM177E2 Commercial/Export Version Notes: *Black plastic handguards and A1 grip *Rubber coated aluminum "Gen 2" 2 position stock *Can be seen with XM flash-and-sound moderator and grenade ring or A1 flashider *11.5" barrel *Forward assist upper *Full fence lower   Model 649 - USAF GAU-5AA Notes: *Black plastic handguards and A1 grip *Rubber coated aluminum "Gen 2" 2 position stock *4.5" XM177 flash-and-sound moderator *"Grenade ring" for attachment of XM148 (or XM203?) 40mm grenade launcher *11.5" barrel *Slabside *Full fence lower  Model 651 - M16A1 Carbine Notes: *Black plastic furniture (M16 non-trapdoor stock) *14.5" light barrel *Forward assist upper *Full fence lower  Model 652 - M16 Carbine Notes: *Black plastic furniture (M16 non-trapdoor stock) *14.5" light barrel *Slabside upper *Full fence lower  Model 653 - M16A1 Carbine w/ Collapsable Stock Notes: *Black plastic furniture *Gen 2 buttstock (can also be seen with Gen 3 stock on later rifles) *14.5" light barrel *Forward assist upper *Full fence lower  Model 655 - Sniper Rifle Notes: *Heavy barrel *Forward assist upper *Partial fence lower  Model 656 - Sniper Rifle Notes: *Heavy barrel *Early "flattop" forward assist upper *Partial fence lower *"Hooded" front sight  *Note* SIONICS Suppressor 
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Posted: 8/5/2006 9:26:35 AM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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Nice job, BD!
Check the picture of the 605; I think you'll find that you double-posted the same model 604 photo in error. It might be worth editing some of the old text, as well. This thread is shaping up nicely. Thanks to the mods for the tack!  ETA: Here are a couple of choices for your 605 image if you don't have the original: From the "Carbine Guide" (BR1??), cleaned up and cropped:  Photoshopped from the 604 image above:  
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Posted: 8/5/2006 10:40:43 AM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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Additional commentary on the above profiles:
Model 601... 1:14 twist, brown furniture painted green Model 603... XM16E1/M16A1, fwd asst, 1:12, should show duckbill flash suppressor Model 604... w/o fwd asst, 1:12, should show birdcage flash suppressor, USAF Model 605... 15" barrel Model 606... HBAR w/o fwd asst, 20", M1 Model 609... 10" barrel (Model 611... HBAR with fwd asst, belt-feed option M2) (need photo; will search) Model 629... 11.5" barrel Models 651-4... 14.5" barrel |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/5/2006 3:51:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Blanco_Diablo]
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Whoops! Yep, that's what I did. I was using Imageshack so I must've just copied the URL twice. Thanks for catching that! I'll fix it. ETA: Still lookin for a pic of a Model 606. |
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Posted: 8/5/2006 5:41:04 PM EDT
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heres a little something i found on sturmgewehr.
 
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/5/2006 6:41:15 PM EDT
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WOW that's cool. Is that the one that was for sale for like $22k? Also, does anyone know if 601's were large hole or small hole? |
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Posted: 8/5/2006 6:51:24 PM EDT
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im not for sure but this one is $17,500. 601's were small hole. |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/5/2006 6:56:04 PM EDT
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Crap...I'd like to try to find a real 601 upper but I'm gonna be using an SP1 large hole lower. And I'm not gonna convert it to small hole. Maybe what I'll do is get a large hole upper and dremel off the "arrow and R" on the sight to make it at least look more original. Then MAYBE dremel the forge markings off too. Unless the 601's did have them? Also, does anyone but Colt make largehole slabside uppers?
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Posted: 8/5/2006 7:10:15 PM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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Here ya go:  Model 606 M1, HBAR, no fwd asst Feel free to add it to your post above, although it isn't in the same profile-type view as the other photos. The group photo I posted earlier in this thread of the CAR-15 family has me puzzled... the belt-fed HBAR on the right has no forward assist which would lead me to believe that it's a Model 606, except that the 606 wasn't belt fed. The belt-fed model 611 had a forward assist, but the photo seems to contradict that fact. The 606 wasn't belt fed, so what is it? |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/5/2006 8:37:32 PM EDT
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Thanks FITTER! Updated the list. If anyone has any other model's I missed, let me know and I'll update it.
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CA, USA
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Posted: 8/8/2006 7:38:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/8/2006 7:48:45 PM EDT
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uh oh, it's JPGlee....
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CA, USA
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Posted: 8/8/2006 7:55:25 PM EDT
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Whats that supposed to mean? |
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Posted: 8/8/2006 7:58:09 PM EDT
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Eh, you know me. Ex- mod on WarRifles.com |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 8/8/2006 8:00:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JPglee1]
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Ahh gotcha.. now back to pictures :)
J |
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Posted: 8/8/2006 8:15:58 PM EDT
[Last Edit: KGLaw]
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[Edit] Pointless convo removed.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/9/2006 4:12:24 PM EDT
[#32]
Back to retro pics, guys!
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/12/2006 12:05:31 PM EDT
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  These dont have any M16's in them but I thought they were pretty cool. I'll remove them if you guys want. (view of the Khe Sahn valley from a Huey)  
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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/13/2006 10:47:11 AM EDT
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These should really be posted under Capt Richardson's Carbine Guide - but since we don't know how long it will be around I'm posting them here:
U.S. Army Rangers speaking with Vice Admiral Metcalf during Urgent Fury [Oct 1983]. At least two M653's are present:  U.S. Army Ranger with M67 recoiless rifle and M653 during Urgent Fury [Oct 1983]:  U.S. Marine in Beirut [Dec 1983] with M16A1 - to the right [off camera] is a Marine who obviously has an XM177E2 [only the flash suppressor can be seen]. I have tried to find this series of images in hopes another picture might show the Marine to the right and the XM177E2 - haven't been lucky enough: 
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Posted: 8/13/2006 11:27:18 AM EDT
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Maybe we'll redo it... |
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Posted: 8/20/2006 12:46:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: FITTER]
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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/20/2006 9:26:55 PM EDT
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Hey, FITTER - nice shot of the Model 613P in the 2nd image.
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Posted: 8/20/2006 10:17:12 PM EDT
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How'd THAT get in here??  Very astute of you. Coppola had full cooperation of the Phillipean gov't in making that film, including the F-5 flyover. Well, at least when the Hueys weren't being used elsewhere. I wondered who'd make mention of it. Sorry, couldn't resist.
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MA, USA
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Posted: 8/22/2006 12:09:03 AM EDT
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Not and M16 picture, but it sure is retro, though people might be interested to see this.
 Soldier or actor/demonstrator clearly has a T48E1 (H&R imported FAL) From here |
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Posted: 8/24/2006 8:28:41 AM EDT
[Last Edit: QUIB]
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Yours truly with “my bird“……some where in Bavaria, Germany, Summer of 1985.
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MN, USA
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Posted: 8/27/2006 9:25:24 AM EDT
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Ah, I miss my "Buddy Holly" GI glasses.
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PA, USA
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Posted: 8/29/2006 3:19:53 PM EDT
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Come on -- nobody misses the BCGs!! LOL!!!!
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Posted: 8/29/2006 3:33:37 PM EDT
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NC, USA
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Posted: 8/30/2006 12:07:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/1/2006 3:00:36 AM EDT
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Some training pictures, CWT team members @ Hurlburt Field, Fla. circa 1966-1967.
   Mike was always goofing off for the camera! 
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MA, USA
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Posted: 9/1/2006 6:53:11 PM EDT
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I'm guessing they were, but were Combat Weather Teams really supposed to do their job via ballon under combat conditions? Cool pictures regardless.
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Posted: 9/1/2006 8:35:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AirCommando]
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In theory, but we only used the balloons for wind runs for mass jumps in training: at least in my time. In Vietnam, there were few mass combat jumps. But we had the capability. The helicopter insertions were the norm. Sorry about the size of the pictures, photobucket automatically resized them; they were bigger, showing the M-16's better. They had the duckbill flash suppressors. |
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MA, USA
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Posted: 9/5/2006 11:04:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Thatguy96]
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Here are some guys keeping it retro, Hmong guerrillas in Laos.
  
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WV, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2006 6:57:36 AM EDT
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WOW, I'm suprised that rifle works.. Cool pics.. |
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NY, USA
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Posted: 9/6/2006 6:11:08 PM EDT
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Yeah, I bet its still minute-of-bare-assed-Lao-child, too. Nice trigger discipline! |
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