Some sort of collector...

Sergio Natali · 04-05-2016, 02:24 PM

I've seen this picture in another forum, then I thought that's exactly what I feel like every time I go to a gunshop.
In my case it's some sort of desease called "compulsive buying"...

lugerholsterrepair · 04-05-2016, 02:26 PM

I guess not much of a load for a young guy but I don't know if I could pick all that up!

RichSr · 04-05-2016, 03:25 PM

I'll bet if you were allowed to keep all you could pick up that load wouldn't be a problem

rhuff · 04-05-2016, 03:46 PM

I feel sure that I would be exactly like the G I in the photo, if not worse!!!

lugerholsterrepair · 04-05-2016, 03:56 PM

I'll bet if you were allowed to keep all you could pick up that load wouldn't be a problem..Boy! You pegged that one..depending on how far away my car was..But as an old Airborne Infantryman I remember sawing the handle off my toothbrush to lighten my load in the central highlands.

sheepherder · 04-05-2016, 06:11 PM

Hmmmm...Three MP40's, one MG-34, one MG-42, and what must [hopefully!] be his personal rifle hung just above the fabric ammunition bandolier...

Really should close the feedcover on the MG-34...

mrerick · 04-05-2016, 06:52 PM

Somehow, with all that fire power in his hands, his Garand is still close... Thank you John Cantius...

I like the look on his face...

"You want to trade what?????"

Marc

aldo35 · 04-05-2016, 06:56 PM

If you right click, you must be in Chrome, on this picture you will see a menu of locations. Click on the search for image logo and you will be taken to a lot of sites where this picture originated. I t comes from the Battle of the Bulge.
Aldo35

MikeP · 04-05-2016, 07:46 PM

There's a MP 38 if you look close.
Original bolt, as well.
This pic has been around a while.

George Anderson · 04-05-2016, 08:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aldo35

If you right click, you must be in Chrome, on this picture you will see a menu of locations. Click on the search for image logo and you will be taken to a lot of sites where this picture originated. I t comes from the Battle of the Bulge.
Aldo35

Given the lack of snow, gloves, etc, I doubt that the photo was taken at the "Bulge".

Geo99 · 04-05-2016, 10:05 PM

I love this picture.

The MG42 is all I would I need (and a buttload of ammo).

He should just take the vehicle behind him instead of walking!

- Geo

CAP Black · 04-05-2016, 10:37 PM

It seems to me that he got these items as clean up after a battle. Why consider him a collector?
Jack

conehammer · 04-06-2016, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geo99

..... all I would I need (and a buttload of ammo).

- Geo

Just in case anyone questions your use of the measure
" Buttload "

it's an actual unit of measure...

http://factually.gizmodo.com/butt-is...ent-1622427091

Jerry

04-05-2016, 02:24 PM	#1
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Some sort of collector... I've seen this picture in another forum, then I thought that's exactly what I feel like every time I go to a gunshop. In my case it's some sort of desease called "compulsive buying"... Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

04-05-2016, 02:26 PM	#2
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	I guess not much of a load for a young guy but I don't know if I could pick all that up! __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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RichSr User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 128 Thanks: 154 Thanked 54 Times in 36 Posts	I'll bet if you were allowed to keep all you could pick up that load wouldn't be a problem __________________ Rich

04-05-2016, 03:56 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	I'll bet if you were allowed to keep all you could pick up that load wouldn't be a problem..Boy! You pegged that one..depending on how far away my car was..But as an old Airborne Infantryman I remember sawing the handle off my toothbrush to lighten my load in the central highlands. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,413 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Hmmmm...Three MP40's, one MG-34, one MG-42, and what must [hopefully!] be his personal rifle hung just above the fabric ammunition bandolier... Really should close the feedcover on the MG-34... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

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rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,305 Thanks: 2,735 Thanked 991 Times in 727 Posts	I feel sure that I would be exactly like the G I in the photo, if not worse!!!

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,919 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	Somehow, with all that fire power in his hands, his Garand is still close... Thank you John Cantius... I like the look on his face... "You want to trade what?????" Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

04-05-2016, 06:56 PM	#8
aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 389 Thanks: 2,294 Thanked 180 Times in 89 Posts	Pictures If you right click, you must be in Chrome, on this picture you will see a menu of locations. Click on the search for image logo and you will be taken to a lot of sites where this picture originated. I t comes from the Battle of the Bulge. Aldo35

04-05-2016, 07:46 PM	#9
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	There's a MP 38 if you look close. Original bolt, as well. This pic has been around a while.

04-05-2016, 10:05 PM	#11
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 400 Thanks: 102 Thanked 127 Times in 75 Posts	I love this picture. The MG42 is all I would I need (and a buttload of ammo). He should just take the vehicle behind him instead of walking! - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

04-05-2016, 10:37 PM	#12
CAP Black User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fairmont, WV Right here in Mountaineer country and God's country Posts: 767 Thanks: 100 Thanked 174 Times in 96 Posts	It seems to me that he got these items as clean up after a battle. Why consider him a collector? Jack