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1918 BAR Iwo Jima with Vertical fore-grip modification


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Saw this when I was looking through some vintage WWII photos. Not sure if it was ever posted here before. Looks like a vertical fore-grip modification. No clue if this was a field expedient, or some were modified and shipped out this way.

 

Iwo Jima BAR3 (2).jpg

 

Close up of same photo.

 

Iwo Jima BAR3.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

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It was a field mod to get the support hand away from the barrel heat. I made a post a while back with two photos I found.

 

http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17597

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It was a field mod to get the support hand away from the barrel heat. I made a post a while back with two photos I found.

 

http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=17597

 

They do get very hot on full auto.

I even grabbed the barrel once when the gun was falling over. Wow was that hot with my bare hand.

Ouch.

Eric

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