The Official Status Update Thread: Part 114 - The Internet is still rising....

[churchmouse]

Since Brad started doinking the big lipped scare crow I lost some interest in his career. He has done some good work. I am just not a fan.

 

[jagee]

I can picture CM during the 70's.Dressed as a pimp with a white suit and a double shoulder holster with 2 shiny crhomed 1911s.

That's what he looks like now

 

[Trigger Time]

Can soldiers even keep their issued gun once they leave the military?

Back then they just took them. I had heard of some bein able to buy them in the civil war but I don't know if that was the case in wwii. They just took tem and the govt largely ignored it.
Up until the mid 60's the govt sold off guns they had in surplus but in 1965 the govt stopped that. So if a soldier brought one home from Vietnam it was taken without authorization most likely. Chalked up to combat loss probably to get it off the books.
i am no expert on this subject but I'm going to be educating myself starting tomorrow.

on a side note, I have my 3rd great grandfathers springfield rifle he used In the civil war.

 

[KJQ6945]

As a movie yes, but fury was based on true events

It just seemed to me that they were trying to paint Americans bad in several scenes.

I don't need the movie to do it, we have Kut for that.

 

[Crbn79]

Can soldiers even keep their issued gun once they leave the military?

In short NO! Sensitive items will lock your butt in country till recovered. With that said, wars like WWII had a very large number of field loss pieces. Even in Iraq there were a lot of field loss weapons. When ambushed there were times weapons were lost etc. With that said as well, it's near impossible to clear customs with weapons.

 

[churchmouse]

I can picture CM during the 70's.Dressed as a pimp with a white suit and a double shoulder holster with 2 shiny crhomed 1911s.

Looked more like a member of Lenard Skinerd with hair to my belt, bell bottoms and tie died shirt with Jesus sandals.

Yes, I did have a shoulder rig but only 1 parkerized 1911........

 

[churchmouse]

In short NO! Sensitive items will lock your butt in country till recovered. With that said, wars like WWII had a very large number of field loss pieces. Even in Iraq there were a lot of field loss weapons. When ambushed there were times weapons were lost etc. With that said as well, it's near impossible to clear customs with weapons.

Now days I am sure. Back in the day.........not so hard.

 

[Trigger Time]

Most likely engraved before chrome. My uncles both carried 1911's in the Nam. They both carried wooden Battle rifles most of the conflict until forced into the black rifles.

Could have come back from the Nam and was sold off or passed down through the family. The mid 70's it was cool to chrome so that sounds about right.

Well holy bat **** Robbin! I don't think I wanna get rid or chop this one up now. It could have killed some g .... Oh wai can't use that word probably. It could have killed some enemy forces in Vietnam or just have been carried in the holster the whole time

 

[churchmouse]

Back then they just took them. I had heard of some bein able to buy them in the civil war but I don't know if that was the case in wwii. They just took tem and the govt largely ignored it.
Up until the mid 60's the govt sold off guns they had in surplus but in 1965 the govt stopped that. So if a soldier brought one home from Vietnam it was taken without authorization most likely. Chalked up to combat loss probably to get it off the books.
i am no expert on this subject but I'm going to be educating myself starting tomorrow.

on a side note, I have my 3rd great grandfathers springfield rifle he used In the civil war.

A lot of the Cival War weapons were personally owned I am told.

 

[Crbn79]

TT in the civil war it was not uncommon for soldiers to be required to purchase their weapons. You are correct about the Govt release weapons. Generally they were sold to the NRA to distribute.

 

[Sylvain]

Also as someone who lives in Normandy I can usually easilly tell if the movie was shoot there when it comes to WW2 movies.Usually they are not on the movie sets dont look that genuine.
I think the movie The Longest Day was shot on the beaches of Corsica and not Normandy.You can tell it's not right even if the beaches look the same to most people.

 

[churchmouse]

Well holy bat **** Robbin! I don't think I wanna get rid or chop this one up now. It could have killed some g .... Oh wai can't use that word probably. It could have killed some enemy forces in Vietnam or just have been carried in the holster the whole time

If it was there in the bush it was used. Tunnel clearing was done with hand guns at times. Tight quarters and all.

 

[churchmouse]

"TT"....just clean it up and make it run.

 

[Trigger Time]

In short NO! Sensitive items will lock your butt in country till recovered. With that said, wars like WWII had a very large number of field loss pieces. Even in Iraq there were a lot of field loss weapons. When ambushed there were times weapons were lost etc. With that said as well, it's near impossible to clear customs with weapons.

Yeah modern, no for sure.
whats statute of limitations for even knowing about theft of military property? Never? Oh
I KNOW a man who is in prison still for trying to sneak back some captured weaponry. And I HEARD about others that never got caught.
I promise it was not me. I was way too chicken **** and by the book to do any of that ****

 

[KJQ6945]

"TT"....just clean it up and make it run.

+1

 

[Crbn79]

Well holy bat **** Robbin! I don't think I wanna get rid or chop this one up now. It could have killed some g .... Oh wai can't use that word probably. It could have killed some enemy forces in Vietnam or just have been carried in the holster the whole time

 

[KJQ6945]

Yeah modern, no for sure.
whats statute of limitations for even knowing about theft of military property? Never? Oh
I KNOW a man who is in prison still for trying to sneak back some captured weaponry. And I HEARD about others that never got caught.
I promise it was not me. I was way too chicken **** and by the book to do any of that ****

As I recall, there were some O-4 and ups that got busted after Desert Storm.

 

[Trigger Time]

"TT"....just clean it up and make it run.

When you say clean it up do you mean strip and reparkerized it? Or leave it chrome? It's actually a very beautiful gun. I thought it was in rough shape by the sellers pics but when it showed up it was stunned (besides it being a chrome pimp gun).
It's in amazing shape. Just the gold plated accents are wearing wore off in places. Chrome under them is good though

 

[KJQ6945]

I wonder how many weapons were registered in the amnesty period in 1968.

 

[churchmouse]

When you say clean it up do you mean strip and reparkerized it? Or leave it chrome? It's actually a very beautiful gun. I thought it was in rough shape by the sellers pics but when it showed up it was stunned (besides it being a chrome pimp gun).

Disassemble, inspect, clean/polish the ignition group, replace anything questionable and reassemble with love and care.