Our military vehicle club recently supported a 3 day WW2 display camp for Memorial Day.
Most of the WW2 vets mistook the 98 for the 03 or vice versa. I did not correct them. But instead asked them to tell me about all the weapons they used back then. Just about everyones favorite was the M1 Grande. Tankers and such were split in their preference between the M1 Carbine and Tommy gun.
Was great hearing the stories from back then. If you have a C&R, and know of a Vet from that period; or are a Vet from that period. Would be great to have an audio or transcript for posterity to go along with your weapon.
I'm going to try and get an audio or wrote down notes for each of my C&Rs from a Vet. After all, owning a C&R is a way of keeping history alive, while enjoying a piece of it at the range now and then.
Just my thought of the day.
PS Some of my C&Rs were the same models I saw on the battlefield in Iraq. So I can write some of my thoughts down. Just as a starting point.
Most of the WW2 vets mistook the 98 for the 03 or vice versa. I did not correct them. But instead asked them to tell me about all the weapons they used back then. Just about everyones favorite was the M1 Grande. Tankers and such were split in their preference between the M1 Carbine and Tommy gun.
Was great hearing the stories from back then. If you have a C&R, and know of a Vet from that period; or are a Vet from that period. Would be great to have an audio or transcript for posterity to go along with your weapon.
I'm going to try and get an audio or wrote down notes for each of my C&Rs from a Vet. After all, owning a C&R is a way of keeping history alive, while enjoying a piece of it at the range now and then.
Just my thought of the day.
PS Some of my C&Rs were the same models I saw on the battlefield in Iraq. So I can write some of my thoughts down. Just as a starting point.