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Ron Smith · 05-26-2007, 10:44 PM

Matt,

Officers were required to purchase their own side arms. They would often have their name and sometimes rank engraved on the grip strap to differentiate them from regimental weapons.

George Anderson can give you much better details on this practice than I can.

Ron

05-26-2007, 10:44 PM	#3
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Matt, Officers were required to purchase their own side arms. They would often have their name and sometimes rank engraved on the grip strap to differentiate them from regimental weapons. George Anderson can give you much better details on this practice than I can. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...