MountainEMTIV Posted July 5, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2016 I was wondering how common the Remington 870 was in Vietnam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1SG_1st_Cav Posted July 5, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2016 They were used in Vietnam, usually by some Infantry Point Men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainEMTIV Posted July 5, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted July 5, 2016 How early do they start showing up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwill Posted July 5, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 5, 2016 According to Bruce Canfield's book on Combat Shotguns, the US supplied ~40,000 Model 870s to the S. Vietnamese starting in the mid-1960s. 870 riot guns were being supplied to US troops by the late 1960s and the USMC Mark I was developed in 1969. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOLO Posted July 5, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 5, 2016 I was at an OPEN HOUSE at a military airbase years ago, and they had some Remington 870's on display, and I remember seeing some with engravings of hunting scenes on the recievers, so they also used civillian shotguns as well as military contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Barickman Posted July 7, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 7, 2016 870s were in our ship's armory (DD-978 1982) and I was a gunner's mate and one of my brother's friends in Vietnam L-3-5 1st Marine Division specifically told me about one battle on hilltop were they were using these which was 1968-9. Kurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtmonroe Posted July 13, 2016 Share #7 Posted July 13, 2016 What happened? I just knew this one would get posted! 'cause "hangin' with Audie Murphy" makes it so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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