Can anyone identify this person?

[aarondhgraham]

Can anyone identify this person?

And is that a British .303?

I've been told that he is a famous Canadian sniper,,,
Not just a guy from a movie still.

It's no big deal,,,
I'm just curious is all.

Aarond

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[Evan Thomas]

Whoever he is, he's a dead ringer for Omar Sharif...

 

[campingnights]

That's what I thunk when I saw the pic. Vanya is right.

 

[Marty8613]

Harold Marschall

 

[wogpotter]

Yes its a No4 Mk1(T) Lee Enfield. Canadian sniper. & the name was Harold Marschall as has been said.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Marshall_%28sniper%29

 

[aarondhgraham]

Thanks Gentlemen,,,

I knew this would be in the knowledge base somewhere.

Thanks for the link.

Aarond

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[Evan Thomas]

How does someone that gorgeous come to be named Harold Marshall???

I see he died almost exactly two years ago. RIP.

 

[44 AMP]

Are you SURE its not Errol Flynn?

 

[aarondhgraham]

I wonder,,,

I wonder if he ever saw the image I posted?

It's been on the internet for a bunch of years.

Aarond

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[psalm7]

I thought Errol Flynn too .

 

[doofus47]

Are you SURE its not Errol Flynn?

That's where I was going...

 

[psalm7]

Next thing will be a Sniper myth built aroud Errol Flynn like some bozo started about Mr Rogers .

 

[44 AMP]

3 to 1 so far for Errol Flynn!

(definitely NOT Omar's nose )

any one with actual proof?

 

[Evan Thomas]

any one with actual proof?

See wogpotter's link.

 

[44 AMP]

Doesn't count, we all know about Wiki!

still think Errol Flynn....

must be the pose....and the scarf
thinks there must be a white, puffy sleeve open chest shirt under the battle smock....


ty, Vanya

 

[Ruger480]

This is a link with more info about who this guy is and the unit he was part of during WWII.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Thanks Ruger480,,,

That was a very interesting read.

Aarond

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[wogpotter]

Excellent, thanks.

 

[Ruger480]

aarondgraham

Your welcome.

 

[Brit]

The Gurkha knife was not issue, but very handy when preparing hides. Not to shabby for neutralizing single individual enemy, quietly!

His Rifle would have been produced at Long Branch (1/4 of a mile from my range in Ontario) during war time production, the Bren LMG, and MK4 Rifles were test fired into Lake Ontario, at floating targets I believe. They also made the Inglis copy of the Browning Hi Power pistol, with tangent rear sights, plus the Sten Sub Gun, many of them.

Some of these pistols went Bye Bye via Lunch Pails!