More SLR pics
- joseyclosey
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More SLR pics
Heres a couple of pics taken in September 1973 somewhere on Luneberg Heide, Northern Germany.
My SLR has the wood butt and plastic forend, my pals rifle has all wood furniture.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/j ... neburg.jpg[/pic]
Our humble abode,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/j ... s/tent.jpg[/pic]
I dug these out of the attic after looking at some Brit squaddies with SLR
pics on the "FAL Files". Cheers for the link Curtis
Joe
My SLR has the wood butt and plastic forend, my pals rifle has all wood furniture.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/j ... neburg.jpg[/pic]
Our humble abode,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v14/j ... s/tent.jpg[/pic]
I dug these out of the attic after looking at some Brit squaddies with SLR
pics on the "FAL Files". Cheers for the link Curtis
Joe
- ThePitbullofLove
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Great pix, Joe!
Lesse, 1973...I was four...hm.
This might have been '74...I'm on the left...
Not an SLR, but I've got a gun
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Lesse, 1973...I was four...hm.
This might have been '74...I'm on the left...
Not an SLR, but I've got a gun
http://images6.fotki.com/v95/photos/2/2 ... ch1-vi.jpg[/pic]
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life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
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My parents were enablers
I was spoiled rotten. Tons of toys.
My mother was a pretty good seamstress, so she made me cowboy outfits, indian outfits, military uniforms, pirate clothes, and even made me a set of camouflage BDU's around 1976, long before such items of clothing became available for kids
I had an 8' x 2' x 2' toychest packed to the lid with toy guns, swords, and knives of all descriptions. Even then, my preference was for "realistic" looking toys. I loved my Marx plastic M1 Garand and my wooden bolt action Springfield with the "golden wooden bullet" revealed when the bolt was pulled back.
On a depressing note...all those toys are long gone now...they'd be worth a small fortune today. Plus, you can't get good toy guns anymore. Everything has to have an orange muzzle plug, or be some day-glo color.
Guess that's why I'm stuck with buying the real thing
I was spoiled rotten. Tons of toys.
My mother was a pretty good seamstress, so she made me cowboy outfits, indian outfits, military uniforms, pirate clothes, and even made me a set of camouflage BDU's around 1976, long before such items of clothing became available for kids
I had an 8' x 2' x 2' toychest packed to the lid with toy guns, swords, and knives of all descriptions. Even then, my preference was for "realistic" looking toys. I loved my Marx plastic M1 Garand and my wooden bolt action Springfield with the "golden wooden bullet" revealed when the bolt was pulled back.
On a depressing note...all those toys are long gone now...they'd be worth a small fortune today. Plus, you can't get good toy guns anymore. Everything has to have an orange muzzle plug, or be some day-glo color.
Guess that's why I'm stuck with buying the real thing
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life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
life is the crummiest book I ever read,
there isn't a hook,
just a lot of cheap shots,
pictures to shock,
and characters an amateur would never dream up-Guerwitz-1994
- Strangely_Brown
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Luneberg
Er Joe, I was on the same exercise!
As I recall there were also Para TA involved as the enemy (depends which side you were on) I was doing the part of an OP officer as our troop commander was ill and I had to take command of a 432 as a young gunner which did not go down well with the lance jack flaggy we had.
Being the OP officers ack I was given the job and loved it, my memory is a bit dim but I do recall it pi55ed down during the exercise and we ended up near a gasthues and managed to dry out over a few beers and the gasthues (spelling?) also contained some of the enemy TA paras.
It's a small world!
As I recall there were also Para TA involved as the enemy (depends which side you were on) I was doing the part of an OP officer as our troop commander was ill and I had to take command of a 432 as a young gunner which did not go down well with the lance jack flaggy we had.
Being the OP officers ack I was given the job and loved it, my memory is a bit dim but I do recall it pi55ed down during the exercise and we ended up near a gasthues and managed to dry out over a few beers and the gasthues (spelling?) also contained some of the enemy TA paras.
It's a small world!
Mick
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You were lucky to get dried out and have a few beers Mick, if i wasnt in a muddy hole, we were creeping round the countryside all night
I remember the paras as after the excercise we were swapping souvenirs with them. I scored a set of German para wings for my LI cap badge.
Still got the para wings!
Small world indeed.
Joe
I remember the paras as after the excercise we were swapping souvenirs with them. I scored a set of German para wings for my LI cap badge.
Still got the para wings!
Small world indeed.
Joe
SLR eh!
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West Belfast 1983 1st Bn LI
A real mans rifle!
West Belfast 1983 1st Bn LI
A real mans rifle!
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