Re: P39 in Korea from Joe Baugher site

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In a message dated 12/22/2003 1:10:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, evanhoe1@korean-war.com writes:

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.

The enemy even used 22 cal rifles and those were the only captured weapons we were allowed to bring back to the states and during my year there, I never saw one of those 22 rifles. All other weapons were forbidden.

 

I had a brand new Russian rifle, but since I could not bring it home, I sold it to a kid in the artillery for $20.00.  Did not make mention that he could not go home with it.

 

    John Sonley Korea 1951