What is this guy up to? - Page 2

ithacaartist · 10-31-2015, 07:34 PM

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?

An Old Shooter · 11-01-2015, 09:30 AM

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.

Vlim · 11-01-2015, 10:04 AM

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

10-31-2015, 07:34 PM	#1
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,558 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	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? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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11-01-2015, 09:30 AM	#2
An Old Shooter User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 23 Thanks: 2 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	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.