Yesterday's Weapons Forums

While looking for some 'special interest' pics to send our pal Kaintuck, I found a photoset of military pics on a Russky site. All interested me, but rather than clutter the forum, I'll try a few & see how it goes.

#1) Missouri chicken thief countermeasures! Tim may be able to confirm this one... Heck, he may have worked on one just like this! Half a belt from the DShK would give anyone 2nd thoughts about swiping your chickens!



#2) Klutzy Drill team. This looks like a heck of a way to treat plumb good Russky SKSs! Notice how only one has a butt plate & all are taped up to one extent or another? So how many push-ups for bouncing your Simonov off'n the pavement? How many for dropping your rea-deal, chromium plated parade SKS while performing close order drill at Red Square?

I'd say these boyz need a little more practice before they are turned loose to impress the prime minister! Wouldn't want to slip & give him SKS acupuncture!



#3) Bolshevik aerial gunnery practice. Soon to get aircraft, but skeered of a shootout 1st flight? How to tune up for the Red Baron? Easy as pie! 8) Grab a couple Cossacks - build something like this - mercilessly gun down any infantry or cavalry hecklers!

I'm not very good with MG IDs... doesn't look right for an 08 Maxim... or a Vickers... Can't think what else it might be.

"Stop complainingk, Comrade Pilot! As soon as Fearless Leader, Vladimir Ilyitch (Lenin) has sufficient Rubles for flyingk machine, you will be the real Red Baron!... err... Red Comrade!" SW

Cool.......

Missing buttplates and wrapped handguards, wrists, those must be all the Russian Honor Guard can afford....at that price, maby its really raining SKS's.....Bet they sharpen those blades so they guys pay attention


Bottom one does look like a Ground Lewis, with air jacket, and a "D" handle conversion. I read somewhere the Ruskies had quite a few Lewis around, before the Soviet times.

Read a good book once, about a 15 year old kid in WWI Bulgaria who built his own Airplane and was then drafted, plane and all to become THE Bulgarian Airforce! Lods of prayers, blessings and Holy water later, he was off with home made bombs and a Luger to prowl Allied lines.

Maby this guy was his greatest admirer?

great post.