RE: Burp guns

[unclgene <unclgene@pacbell.net>]

We picked up a couple, but were warned that if we used one at night,
everyone in the area would shoot back at us.

Gene


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Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 1:58 PM
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Subject: Re: Burp guns


Bob,

 >>At 03:35 PM 12/29/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>What was the proper nomenclature for the "burp gun"? Those were nasty
>sounding things.<<

>There were four models but the most common in the Korean War were the
>PPsh, M1941 (stick magazine) and the PPD, M1940 (drum magazine.)  The
>earliest model was the M34/38 and later model the PPS M1943 (stick
>magazine and metal folding stock.)

Ed

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