Esquire M Busterbury
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On a side note, did "real" sks's ever come FA, or just semi? Just curious.
Vietnam "bring-home" Weapons
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guntotin_fool
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My uncle came back from germany with a lot of stuff, not all of it lugers and little shiny rocks.
I know a field maintenance group (actually a few members of that outfit) who came home with several interesting things from DS1. I have no idea what happened to it all, but lets just say that huge tool boxes and cases and cases of spares and really big movers and recovery vehicles have lots of space on them.
Also know of a few more modern things, These guys were smarter, as the only seemed to bring back the important little bits.
I too once saw a GI's little basement museum when I was asked to bid on building a bar in his new rec-room. Lets just say, he had all kinds of stuff from Korea. He passed not to long ago, always wondered what happened to all that stuff. He lived in another state, and he wanted me to use katyusha rockets as end caps on his bar, and they still had the wires hanging out the butt end.
I know a field maintenance group (actually a few members of that outfit) who came home with several interesting things from DS1. I have no idea what happened to it all, but lets just say that huge tool boxes and cases and cases of spares and really big movers and recovery vehicles have lots of space on them.
Also know of a few more modern things, These guys were smarter, as the only seemed to bring back the important little bits.
I too once saw a GI's little basement museum when I was asked to bid on building a bar in his new rec-room. Lets just say, he had all kinds of stuff from Korea. He passed not to long ago, always wondered what happened to all that stuff. He lived in another state, and he wanted me to use katyusha rockets as end caps on his bar, and they still had the wires hanging out the butt end.
Bullshooter
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Back in "the day"...
Although my memory, among other things, isn't what it used to be I seem to remember that when my battalion mounted up to depart RVN, they were real aggressive about "war trophies". Long rambling missives were sent from up on high detailing what and what could not be transported home. There were also detailed memos about "de-wat'ing" firearms. I do clearly remember sitting on a C141 at Elmendorf AFB while a US Customs crew debated searching the aircraft and personal baggage of everyone aboard. The OIC finally told them that if they wanted to delay the plane any longer, they could climb aboard and tell everyone why their return to CONUS was being held up - that pretty much ended the incident. I remember that we had more problems with troops bringing back US items (ammo, grenades, etc.) than foreign items. Don't get me started on the "amnesty boxes that everyone had to go through on departure...
Although my memory, among other things, isn't what it used to be I seem to remember that when my battalion mounted up to depart RVN, they were real aggressive about "war trophies". Long rambling missives were sent from up on high detailing what and what could not be transported home. There were also detailed memos about "de-wat'ing" firearms. I do clearly remember sitting on a C141 at Elmendorf AFB while a US Customs crew debated searching the aircraft and personal baggage of everyone aboard. The OIC finally told them that if they wanted to delay the plane any longer, they could climb aboard and tell everyone why their return to CONUS was being held up - that pretty much ended the incident. I remember that we had more problems with troops bringing back US items (ammo, grenades, etc.) than foreign items. Don't get me started on the "amnesty boxes that everyone had to go through on departure...
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Mikeyboy
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2. Smuggling the firearms back through military conveyances or through any other method, while on duty with the Armed Forces is a CRIME, and subjects you to severe punishments under the UCMJ.
Is that just full autos or firearms in general? Looking at the about of WWII era Lugers floating around in the US I'm assuming this was not enforced regularly back then.
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You cant bring back say 100 enemy berets either. Ya, thats right. Its classified as pillaging to get so many hats even though they aren't exactly dangerous. The worst that can happen is you get lice but hey, its someone's property and you can only wear so many at one time
. I think you can't take bayonets either but I could be wrong. There was some colonel I think that tried to bring back several dozen ak's in a trailer and got kicked out and locked up. What a waste. I believe he only had like 3 years to retire. Now he is an E-(-1) keeping someone warm in jail. He probably would have gotten away with just one. Doesn't pay to be greedy I guess. I think they should allow gi's to bring back something if they want. Hell, they leave their lives 'there' sometimes. Should be some kind or reward if you make it back.
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Join Date: 10-31-2005
Posts: 1,029
Quote:
2. Smuggling the firearms back through military conveyances or through any other method, while on duty with the Armed Forces is a CRIME, and subjects you to severe punishments under the UCMJ.
Is that just full autos or firearms in general? Looking at the about of WWII era Lugers floating around in the US I'm assuming this was not enforced regularly back then.
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You cant bring back say 100 enemy berets either. Ya, thats right. Its classified as pillaging to get so many hats even though they aren't exactly dangerous. The worst that can happen is you get lice but hey, its someone's property and you can only wear so many at one time
. I think you can't take bayonets either but I could be wrong. There was some colonel I think that tried to bring back several dozen ak's in a trailer and got kicked out and locked up. What a waste. I believe he only had like 3 years to retire. Now he is an E-(-1) keeping someone warm in jail. He probably would have gotten away with just one. Doesn't pay to be greedy I guess. I think they should allow gi's to bring back something if they want. Hell, they leave their lives 'there' sometimes. Should be some kind or reward if you make it back.