When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 8:29 pm
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When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
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Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 8:53 pm
Well worth a read, thanks SimG
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:45 am
Great article, I discovered & learnt a lot - Thanks Sim
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: 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.
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: 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....!
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:11 pm
Very interesting :cheers:
It sounds like the PCMR were Canada Home Guard
Alan
It sounds like the PCMR were Canada Home Guard
Alan
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: 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
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
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 1:55 pm
Thanks Sim ... that was a very enjoyable and informative read. Keep 'em coming!
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:12 pm
They don't...he only gets all excited and has a lady crisis when looking at his 18 (or is it 19 now?) Marlinsfroggy 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
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
Re: When Marlin held the line against a Japanese invasion
Posted: 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.