satana Posted December 22, 2014 Share #1 Posted December 22, 2014 hi , I just read a article describing US Army helicopter pilots carring Smith & Wesson model 12 snubnose revolvers with 2 inc barrels , is this correct ?? please post , many thanks stana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted December 23, 2014 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2014 I saw chopper pilots carrying everything from .38 S&Ws, Colt .45 1911A1s, Browning 9MM, Soviet Tarkorevs, M-2 Carbines, M-16s, etc! There was no standard "every chopper pilot must carry a specific type of pistol' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkdriver Posted December 23, 2014 Share #3 Posted December 23, 2014 The standard issue is the standard victory model .38, but guys would carry whatever they thought they could get away with. You will see just about everything under the sun, so if someone had a snub nose .38, it wasn't issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VarkDriver Posted December 23, 2014 Share #4 Posted December 23, 2014 I've read that soldiers parents would send them pistols, etc. in the mail. Times were sure different back then. As previously mentioned, crews carried whatever they could get away with, and felt comfortable with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant U. Posted December 23, 2014 Share #5 Posted December 23, 2014 Take a look at this great thread: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/216643-the-browning-hp-i-carried-in-vietnam/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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