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Random Small Arms in the Army Museum System


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Wow!  That is a breathtaking collection, and I am sure that it only scratches the surface of what the Army has in its museum system.  I would love to take a stroll through that place. 

 

Thanks for the post.

 

Charlie

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Wow is right, nice!! I'd be like a kid in a candy store in that storage area, especially with those Garands. 

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8 hours ago, jmd62 said:

Wow is right, nice!! I'd be like a kid in a candy store in that storage area, especially with those Garands. 

 

Well if it's Granads you like, get ready for your jaw to hit the floor...

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2 minutes ago, swag said:

 

Well if it's Granads you like, get ready for your jaw to hit the floor...

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Consider it dropped, wow!! :O

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And those are stacked 3 high on the table from one end to the next.

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I'm a walnut stock guy, but that tiger striped birch stock on the one closest is super nice. 

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On 9/14/2021 at 6:43 PM, swag said:

And a few more...

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Very Cool! What are the two firearms below the Thompson? They look like experimental versions of the platform. 

EmperorWangDong
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I need in there, now!

 

What is that contraption with a carousel of what appears to be M1911 magazines?

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Your disinterested officer inventory must take weeks if not months to complete..

 

Leigh 

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39 minutes ago, EmperorWangDong said:

I need in there, now!

 

What is that contraption with a carousel of what appears to be M1911 magazines?

That is a WW1 experimental submachine gun. The turret like device held ten 7 round .45 pistol magazines. This was 21 inches long and weighed about 8.5 pounds. It was never adopted by the US Army.. It was manufactured in Falls, Ohio. It was developed by William Andrew.

 

Leigh 

EmperorWangDong
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26 minutes ago, Rakkasan187 said:

That is a WW1 experimental submachine gun. The turret like device held ten 7 round .45 pistol magazines. This was 21 inches long and weighed about 8.5 pounds. It was never adopted by the US Army.. It was manufactured in Falls, Ohio. It was developed by William Andrew.

 

Leigh 

Thank you Leigh, I will have to look up info on it - I had never seen one in my life. I can see why it wasn't adopted, but hey, every invention has to start somewhere!

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18 hours ago, McDermut99 said:

 

Very Cool! What are the two firearms below the Thompson? They look like experimental versions of the platform. 

Top is George Hydes model 35

Bottom is George Hydes M2  which was adopted but never got into wide service due to Marlins production models not being reliable, so the M3 was adopted instead

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18 hours ago, McDermut99 said:

 

Very Cool! What are the two firearms below the Thompson? They look like experimental versions of the platform. 

You are correct, they are prototypes in the development of the Thompson.

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Looks like an old school CAR-15 in there with the shorty triangular handguards and short collapsing A1 looking stock

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