Beretta 92FS whats this little loop at the base of the gun for?

[Rome]

I watched "Frontline" on PBS lastnight which was about the state of our military. It raised some excellent points but, in regards to this thread, I clearly saw the troops in mock-combat situations with lanyards attached to their pistols as they moved from position to position. I always wondered about the reason for the ring on the bottom of pistols and now I know. I'd think it could get in the way in a critical situation but I guess that is outweighed by the possibility of losing your weapon if you hit the ground and drop it.

Rome

 

[support_six]

ether, I don't understand your question but let me shotgun some answers to see if I get it. If you mean the military organizations of other countries, I am most familiar with those of the UK, Germany, and Australia. I never saw any of my officer counterparts in a dress uniform but those who were carrying sidearms did use lanyards while in their duty uniforms. If your question was about officers carrying rifles or sidearms, I mostly associated with field grade officers (Major through Colonel) and these generally had sidearms.

My experience is that most lieutenants carry rifles, and captains on staff do also. After that, it depends on the position. As a lieutenant and later a captain on a General Staff, I carried an M16. As a company commander, I was issued a .45 and My lieutenants and warrant officers carried M16's. On the General Staff I served on, all lieutenants, captains, and warrant officers carried M16's while Majors and above were issued .45's.

If I didn't answer your question, e-mail me and we'll get to it.

Bruce Woodbury

[This message has been edited by support_six (edited October 25, 2000).]

 

[sigmund]

It is a long time military and police requirement. If you watch old westerns, most any time a horse soldier pulls his revolver, it's on a lanyard. I'd sure want one if I was bouncing along on a horse, the original off-road vehicle. If you look at photos of police in foreign countries, many use lanyards.

My Luger and my Walther P38 have loops. So does my SIG P226. So does my Glock. I'm betting many of you SIG-shooters and Glocksters have never paid any attention to them, since they have a much lower profile than the one on the Beretta. I assume that the loop is mandatory for any handgun being considered by most armed services in the world, and for many police departments, particularly in Europe and Asia.

 

[cobraman]

The Nazi never use them in WW2 movies! Lanyards are quite useful to me because I do a lot of kayaking and hiking. I only have one pistol without a lanyard ring. I dont want to some my $$$pistols. I must have about 5 USGI lanyards in a drawer at home. My dad gave me a bunch and told me to use them all the time. Some story about helicopters and lost weapons. I think every soldier has one story like that

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[Lavan]

Glad I read this thread.
I bin wearing mine like a pendant.

Heavy but more authoritative than an ankh.