Luger Factory Shipments

MikeP · 05-02-2001, 03:54 PM

I was issued an unissued M2 Carbine in 1968-it was in a heavy brown paper wrapped tinfoil envelope-completely dry with a stiff fabric tube of some kind in the barrel-had two 30-rd mags dry sealed in foil. Every other weapon I was ever issued came off a rack and was not new. Corretion: once got a new M 16 wrapped same way. These were recorded within issuing unit. Usually turned in when moving to different outfit. (Ref-unit marked '08s.)

I don't believe soldiers were often given crates of guns to divvie up-they would have been issued through a supply room or arms depot.

Also weapons shipped in cosmoline were generally cleaned by REMF types on a detail similar to KP or support.

They were then issued through channels.

Fortunately a lot of this broke down near the end for the Nazis and there would have been exceptions-but you have to remember how fixated those rats were with order and records.

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05-02-2001, 03:54 PM	#9
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	Re: Luger Factory Shipments I was issued an unissued M2 Carbine in 1968-it was in a heavy brown paper wrapped tinfoil envelope-completely dry with a stiff fabric tube of some kind in the barrel-had two 30-rd mags dry sealed in foil. Every other weapon I was ever issued came off a rack and was not new. Corretion: once got a new M 16 wrapped same way. These were recorded within issuing unit. Usually turned in when moving to different outfit. (Ref-unit marked '08s.) I don't believe soldiers were often given crates of guns to divvie up-they would have been issued through a supply room or arms depot. Also weapons shipped in cosmoline were generally cleaned by REMF types on a detail similar to KP or support. They were then issued through channels. Fortunately a lot of this broke down near the end for the Nazis and there would have been exceptions-but you have to remember how fixated those rats were with order and records. Mike P on stuff I would like to forget