MAS 1936 Rifle brought home from Nam by Major Robert McKinney

[WWIIBuff1945]

French MAS M1936 rifle brought home by Major Robert "Tully" McKinney. He retired from the service after 23 years with 2 of those in Vietnam. The first service as a platoon leader in the Delta 1968-69 and then with the Signal Corps training SVN soldiers 1970-71. He passed in 2004 at age 66. The story of how he acquired the rifle is in the pictures. The rifle was initially purchased from a military museum in 2006. The uniform and photo grouping unfortunately were not included in my purchase. Another awesome addition to my bring back collection. Major McKinney will be going in my book on Vietnam bring back weapons.

 

 

 

[USCapturephotos]

Another great piece with super history. I enjoyed reading that account and looking at the photos, etc.

Thanks!

Paul

[WWIIBuff1945]

Thanks Paul. I know its a long shot but I'm going to try and track down his uniform & pictures.

[WWIIBuff1945]

This was on the back of one of the papers!