Re: Burp Guns

[Ed Evanhoe <evanhoe@arbuckleonline.com>]

John,

Thanks for the information.

Ed

At 10:15 PM 12/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>     In 1954-55-56, I was assigned to the 84th Ordnance Det[TI], at Tokyo 
> Ordnance Depot. Among our duties was to maintain the inventory of 
> captured enemy weapons evacuated from Korea & to ship those items, 
> identified as having technical/ or intelligence value, to CONUS. Ed is 
> correct in his info, except that the Soviet 7.62mm PPD SMG was already 
> obsolete & was not recovered, in Korea The Soviets gave the tooling for 
> the 7.62mm PPSh-41 SMG to both NK & the Chicoms circa early 1950, & both 
> immediately started producing SMGs. However, in their usual fashion, the 
> Soviets gave the tooling for the latest version to the Chicoms & the 
> earlier version [which used the 71 rd drum magazine] to NK. In the early 
> fall of 1950, the US decided to confront the Soviets, regarding their 
> materiel support of NK, at the UN. Ord TI was directed to ship samples of 
> Soviet produced weapons, for this purpose. The NCOs went to the nearest 
> pile of captured weapons & selected 2 7.62mm PPSh-41 SMGs, which were 
> clearly marked "1950". When this evidence was displayed at the UN, the 
> Soviet representative examined the weapons & stated, very emphatically, 
> "Not made in USSR!". They were, of course, brand-new NK manufactured 
> weapons. All new Ord TI personnel subsequently received intensive 
> instruction in identification of equipment.
Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523-0916
Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
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