Arms room 45's and M16's

Edward Tinker · 09-19-2014, 09:21 PM

Going through an old photo album, I found these two

I was working as CQ (Charge of Quarters) / Unit Armorer in the evening - as we had to issue 45's and 38's to our MP's.

From what I remember, we had racks of about 100 or so, I think we had 220 or 230 45's and M16A1's (one per soldier).

Ed

sheepherder · 09-19-2014, 11:18 PM

I remember those 'Xmas trees'...They weighed 200 pounds without pistols!!!

Edward Tinker · 09-19-2014, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sheepherder

I remember those 'Xmas trees'...They weighed 200 pounds without pistols!!!

yes they were very heavy. When we went to the field I remember them manually carrying them...

nukem556 · 09-20-2014, 03:49 PM

Looks like my old arms room in Kirchgoens Germany back in '82.....I was in the 3/36Inf and we also had a couple of old Garand M1D sniper rifles, and for some reason, a M3 grease gun! ( Somebody must have lifted it from a tanker haa)

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nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	Looks like my old arms room in Kirchgoens Germany back in '82.....I was in the 3/36Inf and we also had a couple of old Garand M1D sniper rifles, and for some reason, a M3 grease gun! ( Somebody must have lifted it from a tanker haa)