Dug around a little bit into 12ga history. In 1920, 12ga was still commonly a 2 1/2" shell length rather than the current 2 3/4". 3 inch was a hoss it seems. Also, I would have expected a railroad gun to be a good bit shorter than 28" for 'wieldability'. A long bird to use on board a train car. Therefore I think it was a trainYARD gun, likely to keep 4 legged, and 2 legged, varmints away from the cargo.
Paid a visit to my favorite little gun shop. This time, I just couldn't leave without this one
The top one is a new arrival. Can't bring myself to spend the coin on it, but it's a 1952 non-issued M1 still in cosmoline 馃槻
Never thought about it, but a trainYARD gun has much to recommend it. You're probably correct.
You did well to acquire that one. I love the M1 and have great respect for its capabilities, both cartridge and rate of accurate aimed fire. Don't tell anyone I said this, but I consider it to be better than the rifles adopted since.
This one here is dated two months before yours. Perhaps they are near kin, though Springfield Armory was really cranking them out by summer of 1944.
Yee-haa!!! That 1952 M1 is priceeey!
I've heard really good things about Deer Hollow.
Is that a Wright Cyclone in your avatar?
I'm sorry to say I don't remember what engine that is, but is was a training aid used at Chanute AFB; and on display in their museum. I feel very blessed to have gotten to go through the facility the year before they closed. It was an impressive museum
I'm sorry to say I don't remember what engine that is, but is was a training aid used at Chanute AFB; and on display in their museum. I feel very blessed to have gotten to go through the facility the year before they closed. It was an impressive museum
That's okay, without proof otherwise, I'll just think that I'm correct.
I live near Ft. Sill, home of Henry Post airfield, and one of the other airfields established along with Chanute in 1917. Aviation actually began here two years earlier when the 1st Aero Squadron arrived from California. They weren't here long as San Antonio was determined to be a more suitable location after they were dispatched to accompany Pershing during the Punitive Expedition.
Once we entered the First World War the Army saw the need to quickly expand their aviation program and opened a total of thirty-two airfields for training pilots across the country, including Chanute and Henry Post.
I'm gonna guess the S-2
Bingo!
As the US equivalent of "plane captain" my aircraft was an S-2E, serial 851. Here's a shot of one from my era.
Two Wright Cyclone R-1820s clattering across the sky told you it was a Tracker coming way before you could see it.
Sorry for the thread drift, probably should be in the Aviation thread.
That's going to be one of our vets that was field artillery or Navy.
