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James K · September 3, 2005, 10:43 PM

Hi, Jeff,

I guess Bob answered your question with a pic of the Marlin. I find it hard to believe anyone would carry a civilian lever action rifle in a combat zone instead of the GI carbine or an M16, but I understand strange things happened in VN and some strange guns turned up.

(The M2 carbine is not a lever action; it is the selective fire version of the M1 carbine. It does have a "lever" inside that runs from the slide back to the disconnector to give full auto fire. Maybe it is that lever that he is thinking about.)

Jim

September 3, 2005, 10:43 PM	#8
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	Hi, Jeff, I guess Bob answered your question with a pic of the Marlin. I find it hard to believe anyone would carry a civilian lever action rifle in a combat zone instead of the GI carbine or an M16, but I understand strange things happened in VN and some strange guns turned up. (The M2 carbine is not a lever action; it is the selective fire version of the M1 carbine. It does have a "lever" inside that runs from the slide back to the disconnector to give full auto fire. Maybe it is that lever that he is thinking about.) Jim