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 was an Endineer, so I never touched a pistol. Just the M16, M72 and machine gun during Basic.
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The Oldest Weapon I Ever Found In The Service,
Was "Sally The Hooker" ~ She Had A Disease Which
Could Destroy An Entire Regiment Of Soldiers,
Was "Sally The Hooker" ~ She Had A Disease Which
Could Destroy An Entire Regiment Of Soldiers,
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Trained on the M14 rifle (beautiful weapon!), XM16 (worn-out piece of crap), used the .45 caliber M1911, and fired the .50 Cal M2 machine gun, and the M79 grenade launcher, a wonderful creature, especially loaded with "shotgun" rounds.
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MSG Lonnie Averkamp
Much the same, here. I cannot say that I was "good" with the 40mm launcher, but I always made unbelievably lucky shots with it.
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We only used blanks, but I was on the Army ROTC Drill Team for 2 years in college. We did precision drills with 1903 Springfield rifles with 14 inch bayonets. I still have a scar on my right elbow from when the guy behind me slammed his bayonets edge into my elbow during the 1970 Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.
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As an infantryman who enlisted in 1965 I carried the Colt M1911 and the M14 rifle. Later I trained with the National Guard and that was like visiting a WW2 museum. M2 and M1919 machine guns, BARs, M1 rifles, M1 carbines, etc. When I got to my first Reserve unit these were the same weapons in my arms room. In those days the Reserves and NG were at the tail end of weapons and equipment priorities.
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MSG Lonnie Averkamp
Being a "weapons" guy, briefly when in a National Guard Engineer Outfit, I was allowed to clean and service the weapons in the arms room. That was the only time that I handled Bazookas. I don't recall if they were the 2.36" or 3.5" models, though.
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When I enlisted (1965) the 1911 and the Ma Deuce were still in the inventory Army wide. The Colt .45 may be gone now but, Ma Deuce is still going strong. Not as old was the M-3 'Grease Gun' that was still in service with every Armored unit.
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The first weapons I qualified with was the Colt 1911, M3 submachine gun, affectionately known as The Grease Gun, and the 50 cal M2. These were standard issue on the M60 tank.
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MSG Lonnie Averkamp
Tankers had "Gee-Whiz" start of the art firepower, but some pretty classic old Personal Protection weapons.
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in army reserve trained on water cooled machine gun and M1 rifle which was also used in basic trainig, later the carbine
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