Rifle id......

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#11 Post by saddler »

snayperskaya wrote:
Sim G wrote:
snayperskaya wrote: I think of them as "torture tubes"! :squirrel:

I spotted the stutzen style forend and couldn't place the rifle......could "personal" weapons be carried?, but then you'd think that ammunition supply would be a problem unless it is a .303?

"Personal weapons? Col "Fighting Jack" Churchill of the Manchester Regt, the No3 Commando also played the bagpipes on occasision when going into battle. Likewise, he used a basket hilted sword in hand-to-hand combat in France and is credited at the only British soldier to kill a German in WW2 with a .......... longbow!
Sorry folks, I didn't realise it was a still from a film, I thought it was an original WW2 photo :oops:

Sim.......By "personal" weapons I meant could officers carrying their own rifles rather than issued rifles, in the way some officers in WW1 used "private purchase" rifles and pistols.
Officers in WW1 had to supply their own pistols
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#12 Post by snayperskaya »

saddler wrote:
Officers in WW1 had to supply their own pistols
I think this is where I read about officers with their own rifles......

http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/ ... hN8CJ.dpbs
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snayperskaya wrote:
Sim G wrote:
snayperskaya wrote: I think of them as "torture tubes"! :squirrel:

I spotted the stutzen style forend and couldn't place the rifle......could "personal" weapons be carried?, but then you'd think that ammunition supply would be a problem unless it is a .303?

"Personal weapons? Col "Fighting Jack" Churchill of the Manchester Regt, the No3 Commando also played the bagpipes on occasision when going into battle. Likewise, he used a basket hilted sword in hand-to-hand combat in France and is credited at the only British soldier to kill a German in WW2 with a .......... longbow!
Sorry folks, I didn't realise it was a still from a film, I thought it was an original WW2 photo :oops:
Crikey....... wtf
Given the amount of times it's been shown on TV I'm surprised there was anyone left who had not seen the The Longest Day........ lol
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#14 Post by snayperskaya »

GeeRam wrote:
Crikey....... wtf
Given the amount of times it's been shown on TV I'm surprised there was anyone left who had not seen the The Longest Day........ lol
I have seen it but didn't recognise the still.....it's been donkeys years since I've seen it and the photo I posted was actually on a WW2 website so I wrongly assumed it was an original photo.Can you remember every scene from every film you've watched?.
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snayperskaya wrote:
GeeRam wrote:
Crikey....... wtf
Given the amount of times it's been shown on TV I'm surprised there was anyone left who had not seen the The Longest Day........ lol
I have seen it but didn't recognise the still.....it's been donkeys years since I've seen it and the photo I posted was actually on a WW2 website so I wrongly assumed it was an original photo.Can you remember every scene from every film you've watched?.
Blimey..............it was just a bit of lighthearted banter......hence the lol

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#16 Post by snayperskaya »

GeeRam wrote:
snayperskaya wrote:
GeeRam wrote:
Crikey....... wtf
Given the amount of times it's been shown on TV I'm surprised there was anyone left who had not seen the The Longest Day........ lol
I have seen it but didn't recognise the still.....it's been donkeys years since I've seen it and the photo I posted was actually on a WW2 website so I wrongly assumed it was an original photo.Can you remember every scene from every film you've watched?.
Blimey..............it was just a bit of lighthearted banter......hence the lol

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Sorry I forgot the lol
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