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Gunsmithing
1944 M1 GARAND REFURBISH
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<blockquote data-quote="LoneTraveler" data-source="post: 1656035" data-attributes="member: 77249"><p>The first thing that caught my eye was the length of the bayonet. The length of the bayonet fits the date on the rifle. Later about the Korean War they came up with a shorter bayonet. About 6 inch blade. The story we was told in basic training by a Army Sgt. in 1962 was the long ones went through small soldiers and was hard to remove, In hand to hand battle situations. </p><p>The rifle sling may be out of date, My dad was in WW II (1944-45) He talked about the sling being leather, And taught me how you had to wrap your arm in the sling. They were later WEB (cloth) With the loop that opened so it could go on and pull tight on your upper arm then wrap around your fore arm. I carried a M-1 in basic training (1962) with a Web sling and short bayonet.</p><p>Great you gave this old War Horse a good home.</p><p>My every day work belt has a ARMY leather sling double claw hook with shouldered rivets buckle that dates back to WWII.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LoneTraveler, post: 1656035, member: 77249"] The first thing that caught my eye was the length of the bayonet. The length of the bayonet fits the date on the rifle. Later about the Korean War they came up with a shorter bayonet. About 6 inch blade. The story we was told in basic training by a Army Sgt. in 1962 was the long ones went through small soldiers and was hard to remove, In hand to hand battle situations. The rifle sling may be out of date, My dad was in WW II (1944-45) He talked about the sling being leather, And taught me how you had to wrap your arm in the sling. They were later WEB (cloth) With the loop that opened so it could go on and pull tight on your upper arm then wrap around your fore arm. I carried a M-1 in basic training (1962) with a Web sling and short bayonet. Great you gave this old War Horse a good home. My every day work belt has a ARMY leather sling double claw hook with shouldered rivets buckle that dates back to WWII. [/QUOTE]
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