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My latest find

Post by Niner » Sat Feb 24, 2007 2:13 pm

Found this picture while making the new signature page header at my other site. It's from the spotlight album of the month. This soldier with his just captured 91/44 was photographed in the Delta of Vietnam in 1969 by a guy named Tim Miller, Delta Company 6/31st. Maybe Niner Delta knew him. They were both in the same company, although Niner Delta may have gone home before him by at least a few months or maybe he knows the guy in the picture..
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M,/44

Post by RGRWJB » Sat Feb 24, 2007 10:36 pm

I'll bet a few went home with the 9th ID.
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Post by Niner » Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:30 pm

And...no big Century import marks on it anywhere.
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Post by TaosBob101 » Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:02 pm

Type 53 or Russ M44 ?

I can tell the mud is Vietnamese.

Looks to be 4th Corps area mud... :cool:
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Post by Niner » Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:52 pm

Taosbob, it was sure enough some place south of Saigon. Just how far I don't know. And it may have been Chinese but then a again it could have been Russian too as they were a more likely supplier. As you say... kind of hard to tell through the mud that it's even a carbine. When I first just glanced at it I thought it was a 91/30 with a bayonet on it. :)
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