pawn shop Lugers

MikeP · 04-21-2012, 05:29 PM

There was a lot of European equipmwnt in the early days of VN.
French left overs or what ever.

Whole companies of CIDG were armed with MP 40s and MAT 49s.

SF remote A Camps had a sort of hap-hazard supply source. We even were expected to get chow from the local economy.

We had field expedience honed to an art.

Friend of mne from the early days said two crates of Lugers showed up once and they were distributed to the troops as intended. He lost his in a river crossing.

Lots of the older exotic stuff had been used up by my time, 68-70.
Even the remaining VC had pretty much standardised weapons by then, but there was the occaisional exception.
I saw a chromed MP 40 and had a scrounged silenced Sten.
I was forced to carry a M2 carbine my 1st few months.
Not an inspirational weapon.

04-21-2012, 05:29 PM	#1
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	There was a lot of European equipmwnt in the early days of VN. French left overs or what ever. Whole companies of CIDG were armed with MP 40s and MAT 49s. SF remote A Camps had a sort of hap-hazard supply source. We even were expected to get chow from the local economy. We had field expedience honed to an art. Friend of mne from the early days said two crates of Lugers showed up once and they were distributed to the troops as intended. He lost his in a river crossing. Lots of the older exotic stuff had been used up by my time, 68-70. Even the remaining VC had pretty much standardised weapons by then, but there was the occaisional exception. I saw a chromed MP 40 and had a scrounged silenced Sten. I was forced to carry a M2 carbine my 1st few months. Not an inspirational weapon.