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Tamara · December 16, 2008, 07:32 PM

You can tell a lot about a military's weapons maintenance traditions from its surplus. Look at a SMLE from England or the UK versus one that's come here via India or Pakistan, or compare a USGI Garand or '03 with a MAP rifle that spent time in Turkey or Greece.

December 16, 2008, 07:32 PM	#4
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	You can tell a lot about a military's weapons maintenance traditions from its surplus. Look at a SMLE from England or the UK versus one that's come here via India or Pakistan, or compare a USGI Garand or '03 with a MAP rifle that spent time in Turkey or Greece. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.