When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion

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#1 Post by **Sim G** » Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:29 pm

An interesting article...

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#2 Post by **Christel** » Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:53 pm

Well worth a read, thanks SimG

froggy · #3 Post by **froggy** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:45 am

Great article, I discovered & learnt a lot - Thanks Sim

#4 Post by **ovenpaa** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:44 am

I enjoyed it as well and also went on to read some of the other articles. I must head back and have a closer look.

#5 Post by **Sim G** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:10 pm

I must try and find the stuff on the Royal Flying Corps' Winchester 1892's in .44-40....!

#6 Post by **20series** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:11 pm

Very interesting :cheers:

It sounds like the PCMR were Canada Home Guard

Alan

froggy · #7 Post by **froggy** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:32 pm

Ovenpaa,
If the use of Winchester under-lever interests you, the French armed forces also used them but in the IWW. The army the 94 and the air force the 95

#8 Post by **Les** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:55 pm

Thanks Sim ... that was a very enjoyable and informative read. Keep 'em coming!

saddler · #9 Post by **saddler** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:12 pm

froggy wrote:Ovenpaa,
If the use of Winchester under-lever interests you, the French armed forces also used them but in the IWW. The army the 94 and the air force the 95

They don't...he only gets all excited and has a lady crisis when looking at his 18 (or is it 19 now?) Marlins

Good to see Win 94's being put to some good use though!!
Any idea what spec. they were?

Must have been able to put out a good number of rounds per minute compared to the Lebel too

froggy · #10 Post by **froggy** » Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:46 pm

Sorry I can't tell you much. All I can remember from my books that are in France, is that about 10K Winchester 94 in 30-30 were bought of the selves at the beginning of the IWW. They enter service as "Mousqueton Winchester" and were distributed to "second-line"army branches such as the Train (transport corps) or the Artillerie . Some soldiers from the Train were transferred to the Air Balloon Corps as spotters and kept their Winchesters. About 500 were issued to troops serving in Northern Africa or "Orient" (Lebanon, Dardanelles that sort of places). That is about it I am afraid.

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