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Here are some photo's from my collection of mostly WWII sniper rifles, there seems to be several members here that have Mosin Nagants so I will start with these.



WWII Vassiti Zaitsev with his MN 91/30 w/PE scope, he had 149 confirmed kills as of Sept 1942


WWII Female Russian sniper with a MN 91/30 w/PU scope


WWII Russian snipers with MN91/30 w/PE scopes


Russian snipers with MN91/30 w/PE scopes


WWII Aussie Sniper with Enfield #1


Korean Aussie sniper with Enfield #1



WWI Austrian[?] sniper in trench



papabear

Great pics!!!
here is a couple

those pics are fantastic!

I've never noticed (and probably to no signifigance) that Mr. Zitsev is wearing a navy belt buckle, I'm pretty sure he was Army, but I could be wrong.

Here's one of my Great-Uncle Waczlaw, could be Great-Great, and not 100% on the spelling. I believe he was a lieutenant in the Imperial Russian Army. Possibly in the Corps of Cadets of Emperor Alexander II. Hard for me to get any info on the uniform and such. Hoping maybe Bartos or someone else who knows Russian might be able to decipher whats at the bottom of the painting/portrait. I'm not even sure it's Russian. I'm in the beginning phase of getting info on preserving and restoring this and a couple other old family treasures.

Here are some more sniper photo's


USGI loading a M1C Garand sniper rifle



USGI cleaning a 1903A4 sniper rifle



Canadian sniper with a P14 and a Bren MG



Canadian sniper with a Enfield #1




papabear

video of a Russian Sniper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU0DJGidzpI

papabear

love you new avatar and Signature

NORM

Thanks Norm.......... ;D

these are from a DVD cover and inside cover

hope they didnt take any sharp turns in that car

WWII field maintenance unit, in the Pacific, notice the 1918A1 BAR on the table




Facts about the the 1918 BAR:

Operation Air cooled, gas operated, magazine fed, shoulder type
M1918A1 selective fire (fully and semi-automatic)
M1918A2 fully automatic
Caliber .30 (30-06)
Muzzle velocity 853.4 mps (2800 fps)
Capacity (1) 20-round detachable box magazine
Magazine changeable in 2-4 seconds
(but averaged 6-8 seconds in combat)
(2) Bandoleer (BAR belt): 12 magazines (2 per pouch)


Weight 8.33 kg (18.5 lbs)
Overall length 119.4 cm (47 in.)
Rate of fire 550 rounds per minute
Effective range 550m (600 yds)
Ammunition (1) Ball M2; 150 gr bullet, 50 gr charge
(2) Tracer M25, M1: for designating targets and signaling
(3) Armor piercing M2 (black tip); 165gr/53gr
(4) Armor piercing incendiary: for lightly armored flammable targets

The initial M1918A1 version of the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was first used in combat by American soldiers during World War I, and many saw service in World War II. The BAR received high praise for its reliability under adverse conditions.

In 1940, the model M1918A2 was adopted. Unlike earlier models, it could only be fired in two automatic modes--slow (300 to 450 rpm) or fast (500 to 650 rpm)--but not in semiautomatic mode. Both versions were widely used in the second world war. The USMC preferred the semiautomatic mode in some tactical situations, and modified most of the M1918A2 guns to include that capability. A buffer spring in the butt greatly reduced recoil, to the advantage both of firing accuracy and shooter endurance.

The M1918A2 also mounted its folding bipod (2.38 pounds!) on a special flash hider near the end of the barrel. Since the bipod could easily be detached in this model, it very frequently was! but not often in defensive positions, where it was very effective. The flash hider, which was the point of attachment for the bipod, was not usually removed. Hiding the flash from enemy troops when firing on them isn't the purpose of the hider, all automatic weapons are easily visible when fired at night. It blocks the muzzle flash from the vision of the shooter, maintaining his night vision.

papabear

German soliders with M1 Carbines, notice the carbines are early war types [before middle to late '43], no bayonet lugs on the bbl.





papabear

USS Shaw [DD-373 Destroyer] shows forward magazine exploding after Japanese second wave attack while the Shaw was in dry dock for repairs, it didn't sink and was repaired and fought the rest of the war and was decommissioned in 1946.

My uncle was assigned to the USS Shaw at this time, but because it was in dry dock he wasn't on it, he did survive Pearl Harbor and the war, passed away earlier this year. My dad and his three brothers were all in WWII, dad was a Flying Tiger [B-25] in the CBI, one uncle was in Europe with the Army, one was a Marine in the Pacific, and one was with the Navy at Pearl Harbor. They all made it home.






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Marines of the 7th Div smoke out Japanese in the Pacific.



Mairnes of the 5th Div with a Thompson and a BAR



Marines in action in the Pacific, notice the .30cal MG, the Thompson and the M1 Carbine





papabear

My dad was with the Army's 34th Red Bull Division in WWII. I understand they saw alot of combat. My dad saw a little extra as the Army lost his "points" and he had to stay almost another full year through the end of the war. Always used to tell me he walked from the tip of the toe to the top of the boot (Italy). He made it home with 3 of his 4 brothers (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines)...my grandmother had a sash with 5 stars hanging in her window (1 for each member in service/ 1 was gold for the son she lost in battle).

My dad passed 33 years ago this December. I used to hear alot of the stories whenever he got together with his brothers but not any other time. I don't have alot of these types of pictures especially with my dad in them so I am loving this "homage" to the veterans...God bless them all!