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Post by one50 on May 30, 2009 4:59:24 GMT 8
This photo has come up for much debate in my collecting circle. We have talked about it in the past and I asked a few guys the outcome of the debate and here is what they said.
"there has indeed been much debate about this picture. i think the general thought is that it is perhaps an 1898 Krag carbine, or perhaps a dutch rifle. it does also resemble a springfield M2, but im not sure how an M2 would have been fielded in war as they were match/training rifles. its a shame we dont really know for sure what the rifle is. although it is obvious that it is a captured weapon."
It is obvious it is an captured weapon. Looks like a 1898 Krag carbine, or perhaps a dutch rifle...I don't know what sense that makes for this guy to have those rifles. Looks like a Springfield M2...your "shelf of doom" info may have shed some light on this debate with us Japanese collectors.
It's not Japanese that is for sure. I'm leaning towards your .22 theory.
Everyone else in the photo is carrying a Type-38 rifle.
Dan
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Post by one50 on May 29, 2009 21:29:36 GMT 8
Buster, Now you got me wondering if this is a photo of Staff Sgt. Norman F. Petzelt playing with a Japanese Knee Mortar for some incite into his project. I think this photo was taken late 43 early 44...thats just a guess though. I know a 503rd soldier in Co. E. with Staff Sgt. Norman F. Petzelt. I'll see if he recalls if this is him in the photo or not.
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Post by one50 on May 29, 2009 11:45:12 GMT 8
Some more photos for you. This is a photo of a 503rd man with a captured Japanese knee mortar. Some pages from one of my Japanese Army Manual. If you can read Japanese. Please translate. Also notice nothing in the manual about placing the mortar on the knee. More info to come. How the mortar works.
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Post by one50 on May 28, 2009 23:49:29 GMT 8
Fots2 Very good request. I have a nice surprise for you too. I'll post this one picture for now. I'll have a few more later once I get home. I have a picture of a 503rd man using a Japanese knee mortar. I will post that later. The Japanese knee mortar is not a knee mortar at all. U.S. Troops gave it that name because of the cup towards the bottom of the mortar. It fits nicely on a bent knee, but looks can be deceiving. The Japanese actually called it the Type-89. If you were to fire the Type-89 from your knee, you would have a one way ticket home with a broken leg. Stay tuned. More info to come.
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Post by one50 on May 28, 2009 22:29:22 GMT 8
As some of you have noticed, we have a new board. Weapons & Material. I encourage everyone to make requests about items you would like to know more about. Items such as WWII American and Japanese small arms and accessories. WWII American and Japanese field gear, uniforms, bayonets, helmets etc.
Please ask for info and we will do our best to give you answers, or feel free to share some of your collection with us. All these items played a part in history which should not be forgotten.
Thank you Dan
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Post by one50 on May 28, 2009 22:15:43 GMT 8
Have EXO send you a copy of the booklet I made for my last collectors meeting. It's full of very good info. I think I could over load this board with topics of this nature. I'll have to pace myself
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Post by one50 on May 28, 2009 5:03:57 GMT 8
I wanted to share with you this rare Japanese rifle. It is a Type 99 which would use a 7.7mm round. A 16 petaled chrysanthemum was placed on top of the receiver of most Japanese firearms. The chrysanthemum is considered a symbol of the royal family, and was placed on military rifles to indicate ownership by the Emporer. This rifle has in place of the chrysanthemum a set of concentric circles. Possibly to show ownership for the Japanese secret police. Very few of these rifles exist, most likely around 3400 were produced total. I can safely say these rifles were most likely not encountered by U.S. troops on Corregidor. The Japanese most likely used the Type 38 rifle while capturing Corregidor and defending it until the U.S. gained control on February 1945. I did want to share this with you from my collection. Enjoy Dan
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Post by one50 on Apr 16, 2009 8:28:17 GMT 8
It looks like a "Supermarine-Walrus". A British single-engine amphibious biplane. These were used by the Royal Australian Air Force. I think this photo and the other photo were taken around late 1943 early 1944. That would put the 503rd in New Guinea....correct? I have this set of phots too so I can see them in really good detail This photo is of 2 planes like Okla mentions. Also look at the shadow on the ground...the wings do not connect. Dan
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Post by one50 on Apr 7, 2009 2:24:01 GMT 8
I'm waiting for the jump map for sure. The other maps will look great too when I get them and print them on the plotter. For me it's a matter of cash flow and priority. When something is "always" around for me to order, I put it on the back burner. I spend my money on the things that just pop up and I have to take advantage of NOW or I may never see it again kind thing. I know if you said for a limited time, and put the map back in the "vault" for a time, I would probably jump on it. Kind of like Disney and their DVD's of old movies. They only make them for a limited time and then lock them away for a few years, then re-release them at a later date. It creates a frenzy in the marketing world..."oh no I might not ever get a chance to buy Bambi again, I better buy one now." Same thing on ebay, I see items that I want, but never buy because I see it on ebay all the time. I'll get it later mentality. Maybe that’s what your running into. I know that’s why I have yet to purchase a set Other than that, I think they look great...the word is out...I sometimes think I can count on one hand the number of people that think about the 503rd as much as "we" do. Because of your site though, you have made me an avid 503rd researcher. I know more people like me will come along to pass the torch to. More stories from the past will surface. More passer by's will become avid researchers too. Keep up the good work Paul. Dan
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Post by one50 on Mar 29, 2009 10:14:16 GMT 8
I'll be glad to help out with this project. I was thinking the same thing when I started looking into the Ohio men and then it spilled over into all 503rd men. Why not men from the 34th? They fought right with the 503rd.
I have a new name to add to the list.
DiMuro, Salvatore J. PFC 32010810 NY 34th Inf/24th Div. Co K, KIA 17. Feb. 45 Buried in St. Raymonds Cemetery. Bronx County New York
I found that there were 38 KIA and 153 WIA for the 24th Division on Corregidor. This gives us a goal to honor these 38 men once we account for them all.
I'll be on the look out for men to add to this list. Dan
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