What is this guy up to?
 

Haven't seen this one before.

Some have joked that this was Ralph Shattuck sorting inventory in his basement :), but I believe that this is a GI who is Cherry Picking the guns he intends to ship home. Nice work if you could get it.

Seems to be looking for a missing mag?

Ain't we all...

G2

:-)

He's "shopping" for another long barreled luger, like the one in his hand!;)

Since it is in a pile of "enemy" weapons, more likely it is a Norwegian M1914. JMHO.

Jimmy Stewart!!

It's Simpson's advance buying agent...

After all, this weekend is the 40th anniversary of the "Time Warp"!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkplPbd2f60

Its' 3 movies I watch every time it on! Always entertaining!!

I have an original of this photo. It's a press photo and mine is marked on the rear something to the effect of "Norway - 1945".

Luger Plagiarism!!!

Please tell us more!

Bingo!

From the reverse:

"In a former German arsenal in Oslo, Norway
Pvt. Herman Stanley, White Plains, NY count
German Lugers, P38s and other ammunition
confiscated fro ?????by American Troops
7/10/45"

There is additional printing that reads something to the effect of "Please Distribute" but the rest is faded and lost to time.

Better copy on from the web...
 

"PFC Herman Stanley of White Plains, KS counts German Lugers, P-38’s, P-35’s, machine pistols and other make automatics in Oslo, Norway. July 10, 1945"
http://militarystory.tumblr.com/post...anley-of-white

... you can find anything on the web... Now everyone can count Lugers to go to sleep, instead of sheep. Except Sheepherder...

Looks like they are ready to throw hand grenades (potato masher type) and have frame throws at the ready - must be time related "Crowd Control"

Rich
Really interesting picture.
I can't believe this is a anti-riot unit. Using flame throwers in a city, could have unintended consequences! :eek:
Like a major fire.
Perhaps a posed demo exercise? Although no one is spectating?:confused:
On 2nd thought,I don't think I would want to be anywhere near a operating flame thrower either.:evilgrin:
Bob

Great Stuff!! TKS Eric

Rich
Interesting article about the Spartacist uprising/revolt/strike.
Looks like most of these pics came from this period.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacist_uprising

Learned something new!:)
Bob

The helmets shown in these pics make the soldaten look kind of goofy to me. Though I realize that the military headgear has changed over time, regime, and different purposes/jobs, I'm not particularly familiar with this evolution, so sorry if my observation seem uninformed--it is!

Yup, that guy is a monster... It might be pointing out the flame thrower. Its business end is just below center oval, and I can make out the hose hanging behind him. They wore no special protective gear?

This reminds me of the 1950's shipments from Sam Cummings and Interarms. Lugers cost about $35, mail order. One of the Interarms salesmen in Alexandria, Virginia, told me that every crate shipped from Europe was a "treasure hunt." We poor students couldn't afford to buy more that a couple Lugers back then. I've tried to make up for that since then, though.

Here is a photo of the guys getting their gear when it was new...

Uprising directly in central cities sounds like a shortcut, but usually spells disaster :)

In 1920s, Chairman Mao summarized "Russian could succeed in cities because they had a lot of Proletariat. We could not do that because our Proletariat class is very small and weak in cities. Majority of population are peasants, it's impossible to be successful without their support".