I am an Old Fart

[HayesGreener]

Are there others like me?

 

[Grayfox]

Guilty as charged.

 

[Belt Fed]

Im old but never seen any of that stuff. Funny color too.

 

[HayesGreener]

Im old but never seen any of that stuff. Funny color too.

Whippersnapper?

 

[Snake45]

I must be an older farter. My rifle was the M16, not the M16A2.

 

[Bassbob]

Plenty of old farts were never in the military. Even still, I have used most of that stuff. And I'm not even that old.

 

[Old_Me]

Are there others like me?

yes, i too am an old fart...

but nope, i was never in the military.

my 2 sons did have the original size GI Joe action figures, and i can assure you, they had all that stuff...

 

[ex13F]

In the upper left of that photo I see a "Front Toward Enemy", I really really like them. You are only limited by your imagination.

 

[Tenbones]

You're gonna have to define old as most of that stuff looks too new for me.

 

[Old_Me]

In the upper left of that photo I see a "Front Toward Enemy", I really really like them. You are only limited by your imagination.

you might know, but some others may not...they are called Claymore mines


The Claymore mine is a directional anti-personnel mine developed for the United States Armed Forces. Its inventor, Norman MacLeod, named the mine after a large medieval Scottish sword. Unlike a conventional land mine, the Claymore may be command-detonated (fired by remote-control), and directional, shooting a wide pattern of metal balls into a kill zone. The Claymore can also be activated by a booby-trap tripwire firing system for use in area denial operations.

The Claymore fires steel balls out to about 100 m (110 yd) within a 60° arc in front of the device. It is used primarily in ambushes and as an anti-infiltration device against enemy infantry. It is also used against unarmored vehicles.

 

[Gofer]

Substitute an M14 and I’m included…

 

[David N.]

Are there others like me?

Guilty, kinda crappy equipment compared to what the youngsters have today.

Never able to use the Claymore, but had some handed out to the section for use in perimeter defense in Korea.

 

[SimonRL]

That’s cool. Camo came in green? I think I saw a movie like that once. It had that Wayne guy, the one who walked like he had an engorged testicle, and Timothy Hutton’s dad in it.

 

[powerboatr]

what the herringbone floor??? yes i have used them before

 

[HayesGreener]

That’s cool. Camo came in green? I think I saw a movie like that once. It had that Wayne guy, the one who walked like he had an engorged testicle, and Timothy Hutton’s dad in it.

 

[HayesGreener]

You're gonna have to define old as most of that stuff looks too new for me.

They have not issued Woodland Camo for about 20 years

 

[SimonRL]

That’s the guy!

 

[belladonna]

Are there others like me?

Gawd! I am now an old fart! Well, I've been called worse...

 

[Recusant]

I'm

I'm an old fart that's collected old stuff most of my life. Most of it came from even older warriors of yesteryear.

 

[Belt Fed]

Here's more my age group of weapons