Friday, November 16, 2012

HCM Trail war relics

Via mpopenker

In Vietnam War M3A1 *Grease Gun was outdated for frontline duty, but nevertheless it was distributed to South Vietnamese irregular troops, such as Civil Guard, for combat duty. Thanks to it’s compact size American helicopter pilots carried M3A1 Grease Gun, in addition of their pistols, for the grave situation of being shot down behind enemy lines. Other US users included USMC and US Army special forces. Captured samples were employed by Vietcong. M3A1 Grease Gun was even copied by communist China who manufactured with model name Type 64. This example found on the Ho Chi Minh trail near Ta Oy.

*I had to leave one when I was evacuated along with a chrome plated AK-47, a field recovered, rough AK-47, a M-2 carbine, a Chinese Communist's officer's pisto and a  .45 derringer.

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5 comments:

  1. I've always wondered why they're called "grease guns". Is it because that's what they look like?

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  2. US Army tankers were still being issued these relics well into the 1980's in the Europe.

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    1. Really? I would not have thought that. Maybe as backup in that situation.

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  3. In Vietnam War M3A1 *Grease Gun was outdated for frontline duty, but nevertheless it was distributed to South Vietnamese irregular troops, such as Civil Guard, for combat duty. Thanks to it’s compact size American helicopter pilots carried M3A1 Grease Gun, in addition of their pistols, for the grave situation of being shot down behind enemy lines. Other US users included USMC and US Army special forces. Captured samples were employed by Vietcong. M3A1 Grease Gun was even copied by communist China who manufactured with model name Type 64. This example found on the Ho Chi Minh trail near swtor gold
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