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My grandfather was shot down in the jungles of Burma Africa
1. Burma, a small country in SE Asia.
2. Africa, a large continent 3000 miles West of Burma.
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My grandfather was shot down in the jungles of Burma Africa
For all you know she forgot to type "and" just like you forgot to type "was" and asserted something that no longer exists is a reference point to a continent. Burma was the land that is now Myanmar, FWIW...1. Burma, a small country in SE Asia.
2. Africa, a large continent 3000 miles West of Burma.
For all you know she forgot to type "and" just like you forgot to type "was" and asserted something that no longer exists is a reference point to a continent. Burma was the land that is now Myanmar, FWIW...
I still call the Netherlands Holland...
It's still past tense, and I still call it burma.In the time reference of this subject thread, it was called Burma.
Ok obviously I need to go get the trunk of his military stuff from my mom's storage. And do more research too. Geography lessons too. This is what happens when you take your mom's fuzzy recollected memories as facts. This all started from looking for extra mags for the pistol she inherited from my grandfather. Its gotten me really intrigued about finding out all the info. And obviously that will require my own digging as my moms memory is fading... Thank you all for helping us on this journey1. Burma, a small country in SE Asia.
2. Africa, a large continent 3000 miles West of Burma.
My quest is complete, finally got my Wz.29. Spanish Civil War variant unfortunately, because $2000 for a Radom Marked Wz.29 is just nuts.
So, my parade got rained on a little, as I discovered the bolt is actually a Vz.24 bolt and not a Wz.29. Any chance anyone here has either a Wz.29 bolt or a K98 bolt they may be persuaded to unload?
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Picked from another forum member. These aren't easy to determine the date of manufacture (as far as I'm aware), but has a 1938 acceptance mark which would approximate it to that year. It's a really high quality rifle and I enjoyed the heck out of de-cosmoline-ing it. I don't fully understand the rationale of putting a sling swivel at the wrist of the stock, doesn't seem ideal for either a left- or right-handed shooter.
A wrist swivel makes sense when you want to keep the rifle tight to a man's back while on a horse.
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You wrap the sling to act as a brace, putting more material behind the hand aids this. At least that's my rationale.Picked from another forum member. These aren't easy to determine the date of manufacture (as far as I'm aware), but has a 1938 acceptance mark which would approximate it to that year. It's a really high quality rifle and I enjoyed the heck out of de-cosmoline-ing it. I don't fully understand the rationale of putting a sling swivel at the wrist of the stock, doesn't seem ideal for either a left- or right-handed shooter.
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No need, i have a Fazakerley No.4 Mk2Better yet, a Long Branch No4 Mk2.................................
No need, i have a Fazakerley No.4 Mk2