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Can't beat the Marines...

Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:32 pm

for bringing back "junk".. Part of a VMO-2 pilot's collection. Went into Japan at the end of the war and did a little scrounging, to say the least!!

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Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:17 pm

so is this stuff your now? and if so how did you obtain it?

Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:11 pm

this is the part of his estate I picked up a few years back. I couldn't afford everything.. He brought back a ton of stuff.. Per his son,he actually used the Japanese flight computer in Korea and later when he returned to civilian flying in the states..

Bill

Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:03 pm

Izzat a Nambu?

Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:06 pm

Jase wrote:Izzat a Nambu?
yes, & the ugly gun is a type 94

Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:20 pm

one on the left is a Type 94.. Nasty and dangerous..the sear is exposed on the left side,and, if hit or pressed,will fire the darn thing!! the one on the right is a Type 14... Both were "liberated" on Okinawa..

Bill
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