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29 April 2019
You've heard of the German WWII P-38 and probably the postwar P-1 but have you seen a P-4 Walther? It's a shorter barreled version of the P-1, issued to Criminal Detectives.
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#73
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30 April 2019
The Ultimate Walther P series - the P5. Both Sean Connery and Roger Moore carried the P5 in one of the 007 Movies. (The 1983 remake of Thunderball titled Never Say Never Again, which went head-to-head with Roger Moore’s sixth turn as 007 in Octopussy. Interestingly, both Connery and Moore carried 9mm Walther P5 Compacts)
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CWO4, USCG Retired CI/CBP Officer, Retired Did I say Retired? Guns, knives, beautiful women...life is good today! |
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1 May 2019
Continuing with the German Post-War P series Police Pistols.
During WWII the German manufacturing capabilities were sorely taxed; as Allied Bombing increased the ability to make small arms (among other things) decreased. Germany went to Spain, although neutral, Franco was Pro-Germany. The Germans purchased the Astra Model 600 chambered in 9 MM Parabellum. Deliveries began but when those pesky Allies landed in Normandy, Germany was unable to transport the pistols and other items bought and paid for from Spain. After the war ended and Germany was restarting the requested that their police forces were armed with handguns and other small arms. The Allies consented; and Spain said, hey we have all these 9MM pistols in a warehouse - let us sell them to Germany. They did; and got paid for them - for the second time! Here's my ASTRA 600:
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CWO4, USCG Retired CI/CBP Officer, Retired Did I say Retired? Guns, knives, beautiful women...life is good today! |
#75
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2 May 2019
Continuing a theme...
German Police Model Hk P9S:
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CWO4, USCG Retired CI/CBP Officer, Retired Did I say Retired? Guns, knives, beautiful women...life is good today! |
#76
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3 May 2019
Here’s a .300 Blackout Carbine I assembled. Upper is a suppressor ready AAC and the lower uses an Anderson Arms receiver.
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CWO4, USCG Retired CI/CBP Officer, Retired Did I say Retired? Guns, knives, beautiful women...life is good today! |
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4 May 2019 London Small Arms made SMLE
Here's a No. 1 Mk III British SMLE made by the London Small Arms Company in 1915. The stock disc could be a fake or it could mean the 56 Infantry Brigade, aka London's Own. It has been through the Factory Trough Repair Program (FTR) twice by Lithgow, the Australian SMLE manufacturer and repair facility. the Upward Arrow and the letter D indicates it eventually became Australian Military Property; the various date codes on the gun indicate this gun was in WWI, WWII, and possibly the Korean War. I have surplus WWII .303 Enfield Ammo; all corrosive, some of it is made with "Cordite". Shooting cordite ammo, surplus from WWII is rather interesting. Pulling the trigger one can hear the pop of the primer and then the sizzle of the cordite burning until it reaches critical mass and launches the round down range! A good lesson in trigger control and remaining on target until the round is fired! There was an Australian dime in the butt of the gun....
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CWO4, USCG Retired CI/CBP Officer, Retired Did I say Retired? Guns, knives, beautiful women...life is good today! |
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4 May 2019
Yesterday I had surgery to implant a Spinal Cord Stimulator that should have been implanted a year ago.
The top picture is of my Model 1878 Swiss Vetterli, photo of the actions are the Vetterli on top and the bottom, an 1884 Springfield Trapdoor. The Swiss Vetterii is chambered in .41 Swiss rimfire; the Springfield, .45-70 centerfire. Both rounds are ballistically similar but the Vetterli has a 12 round capacity; the Springfield 1 round!
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CWO4, USCG Retired CI/CBP Officer, Retired Did I say Retired? Guns, knives, beautiful women...life is good today! |
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Certainly hope all's going well with that !!
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Rich COTEP #762 A gun is a tool, no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that. And shepherds we shall be, for Thee, my Lord, for Thee. Power hath descended forth from Thy hand, that our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command. So we shall flow a river forth to Thee, and teeming with souls shall it ever be. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. |