Stgw. 57 Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 A BAR 1918 A2 made by New England Small Arms Corporation. http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_8807.jpg http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_8809.jpg http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_8808.jpg http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_9927.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_9926.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_9924.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_9923.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_9921.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_9920.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/Guns/IMG_9917.jpg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted October 14, 2012 Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Very nice, is it a live FA or a dewatt?-Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stgw. 57 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2012 Very nice, is it a live FA or a dewatt?-Darryl Live FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Both of my BARs are Royal Typewrioter with 53 bbl dates. Both are live. I kinda wish one was a WW 2 mfg/date, but I got what I got.Sarge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoscoeTurner Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Nice. You may want to read this concerning the use of the carry handle. http://90thidpg.us/Equipment/Articles/BARHandle/index.html Chris has a number of well written and researched articles on that website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stgw. 57 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Nice. You may want to read this concerning the use of the carry handle. http://90thidpg.us/Equipment/Articles/BARHandle/index.html Chris has a number of well written and researched articles on that website. I didn´t know about the carrying handle being a late war addition. It was on the gun when I bought it. As the BAR came from a collection of an old gentleman that had passed away, I do not know where he got the BAR from but I haven´t found any sure tell tale sign that it saw service in a European army. Without wanting to question the amazing knowledge of some members of this board, I do not agree with the "photographic proof approach" being 100% fool proof! AFAIK there is no picture of an M1 carbine with a Type 3 barrel band in the ETO, still I know at least a dozen such carbines that have been found as battlefield leftovers from the Bulge. We only found one in a barn two months ago. But I will look into the carrying handle question, I´m interested myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stgw. 57 Posted February 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 The latest addition: a BAR M-1918A1, built by IBM.http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5734_zpshkvi7phf.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5737_zpsetzncbia.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5744_zpsl5m7g3w5.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5735_zpsqgya9ln2.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5738_zpsm6bcaib8.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5739_zpsvzdgngba.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5745_zpsqxjhzriv.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5746_zpsyl6el27q.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5743_zpsipvg6w6o.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5741_zpscafjzqkp.jpghttp://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w310/theholeinthedonut/Divers/M1918%20BAR/IMG_5740_zpsjvwrqpqu.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted February 26, 2015 Report Share Posted February 26, 2015 I would love to one day own an IBM BAR. While able to own it, you are unable to fire it, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Now, that's some great photography!!Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stgw. 57 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 I would love to one day own an IBM BAR. While able to own it, you are unable to fire it, correct?Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 What a tease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stgw. 57 Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 True!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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