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Ed, you might add that during late Dec/51 thru
July/52 we "Liberated a lot of weaponry (Mauser Rifles, Mauser Pistols, Nambu
pistols & Rifles, a lot of stuff like Mortars, Machine Pistols, heavy MGs on
wheels, etc with Swastikas on 'em) from the Chinks along with a lot of US
weaponry and had a lot our own stuff thrown back at us. Some of that captured
stuff can be seen at the 45th ID Museum in OKC. At the time anything dated
pre'1948 we could keep; anything after 1948 had to be turned in. However,
I did get to keep a Thompson Sub for a little bit 'till the CO saw it and kept
it for his own weapon. Always figured they got it off the
187th.
We assumed all the Nazi and Jap stuff was
taken from them during & at the close of WW2.....Bill Scott
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:09
PM
Subject: Re: P39 in Korea from Joe
Baugher site
Dan,
>>At 10:27 AM 12/22/2003, you
wrote:
>Hi Joe:
>Japan left a lot of material. So did the
Russians after WW2.
>Did the NK use any leftover Japanese and Russian
weaponry.<<
Yes. Most frontline NK troops when the war
began were equipped with
Russian weapons -- Russian rifle, Russian carbine
(bolt action 7.62mm,)
PpSh (burpgun), pistols, to say nothing of T-34
tanks, Su-76 SP guns and
Russian artillery. Second echelon and
support troops generally had a mix
of Japanese and Russian
weapons.
Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK, 74523
Life member:
Special Forces & Special Operations Associations
Author: DARKMOON:
Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
Web site: http://www.korean-war.com
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