Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

[sirhrmechanic]

Ok Vintage Rifle aficionados... for the prize of bragging rights and for being able to demonstrate your knowledge of history....

Who is this?:

Bonus points if you know where the bust is displayed ;-)

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Layton]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

Mikhail Kalashnikov

 

[temecula]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

Obama i think

 

[asbestosglove]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

John Cantius Garand, Springfield Armory Museum, Springfield, MA.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: asbestosglove</div><div class="ubbcode-body">John Cantius Garand, Springfield Armory Museum, Springfield, MA.</div></div>

We have a winner! Yup, took the picture a few weeks ago down there. Thought I would share.

In a more recognizable pose:

And DV is right on. No glasses any more...

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[pmclaine]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

A displaced Canadian that made good in the USA.

 

[Layton]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

Very cool!

L

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pmclaine</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A displaced Canadian that made good in the USA.</div></div>

So did James Paris Lee... He's just not that well known here. He sure is in GB though.

 

[pmclaine]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sandwarrior</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pmclaine</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A displaced Canadian that made good in the USA.</div></div>

So did James Paris Lee... He's just not that well known here. He sure is in GB though. </div></div>

Thank you. You made me Google and I have learned.

I think there was a very brief USMC late summer romance with the Lee Metford back about the time of the Krag.

I'm off to Google more.

 

[RollingThunder51]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

I really liked him in "Aloha from Hawaii"

Now I'm all shook up...

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

^^^^ Boowah hahah ah ahhahaha.... classic.

Thanks Thunder. That picture made my day!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Hairball]

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Looks more like Andy Griffith than John Garand

 

[sandwarrior]

Re: Test your vintage rifle knowledge: Who is this?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pmclaine</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: sandwarrior</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pmclaine</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A displaced Canadian that made good in the USA.</div></div>

So did James Paris Lee... He's just not that well known here. He sure is in GB though. </div></div>

Thank you. You made me Google and I have learned.

I think there was a very brief USMC late summer romance with the Lee Metford back about the time of the Krag.

I'm off to Google more.</div></div>

I'm talking about the 6mm Lee Navy in the 1895 Winchester (Lee-Navy). The rifle could use some safety features, but the round was phenomenal for it's day. That was about the time of the Krag, shortly after.

 

[MountainBear]

A Canadian who made good in the US, as opposed to H.W. McBride, an American who made good with the Canadians?

 

[ksthomas]

John Cantius Garand

That's the bust of him on display at SANHS, Springfield, MA. Been there lots of times!

 

[Sargesniper]

Do you know the history of Mr. Rogers before his television days? Look it up and you will be really surprised at what you find. .....SEMPER FI!