Posted on Sep 10, 2022
What is the OLDEST model weapon that you used in the Military?
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For many of us, this will probably be dominated by the .45 Cal. Model 1911 Pistol (in service since 1911) and the .50 Cal. M2 Machinegun (Manufactured since 1921). For me, it was the above 2 weapons, plus the Smith & Wesson Model 1905 .38 Special Revolver. Please make this weapons that you actually used, carried, or operated as a service member. (The Navy guys will probably win. They never throw anything away.)
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I went to basic in 1991 so my weapon for rifle qualification was an M16A1 with fully automatic capability. Of course I’ve fired the M2 as a gunner.
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Grease gun and Colt 1911. Standard 19E issue along with the M60A4, MA Duce and LAW.
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As a MP in West Germany I was armed with the M1911A1 .45 Caliber Pistol
which was the Military Police sidearm with the 7 round magazine. 1969-1971
which was the Military Police sidearm with the 7 round magazine. 1969-1971
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MSG Lonnie Averkamp
I remember seeing the MP's come into the Mess Hall at lunch wearing a 1911 with an empty magazine well.
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SPC Woody Bullard
MSG Lonnie Averkamp - I found it interesting how different the SOP was about weapons and ammunition in West Germany. Weapons were issued from the arms room without ammunition to troops in some units when they went on duty. Some MPs were armed with the M1911 but were not issued ammunition and even the Infantry had some troops in the field with their M14 or M16 weapons with no ammunition. The no ammunition SOP in some units really surprised me with with the Soviet/Russian military right across the West German border in East Germany. I doubt if the Russian and East German troops were armed with weapons and no ammunition. A disaster in the making which thankfully did not happen. I was stationed at a NATO nuclear weapon site and we were issued ammunition with our weapons the .45 sidearms, M14 and later the M16 and the M60 which we mounted on our jeeps for convoy escort missions and alerts at the site. Getting my rat patrol ride ready for a convoy escort mission in '69.
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Aside from the standard M2 .50cal. I was part of a salute battery on Ft. Knox. We had WWII era M116 75mm pack howitzers that we shot. Never any live rounds though. Always wax pack blanks.
We also had 1903 Springfield and M1 Garands as well. Again, no live rounds, always blanks.
We also had 1903 Springfield and M1 Garands as well. Again, no live rounds, always blanks.
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New m2’s have a safety lever and a barrel that doesn’t allow operator to adjust head space
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