azboater Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Hope you guys enjoy this period (1935) photograph of Marines displaying from left to right, 2 examples each of the.45 Auto pistol, M1903 Springfield, Thompson M1928A1, & Browning Automatic Rifleboth assembled & disassembled Caption on undated Photograph is "Marines with Weapons Display In Navy Yard" *** Update*** Thanks to Sandman 1957 I have amended the photograph to reflect his spot on dissection of the Photograph, it is Indeed a 1935 Photograph, and I do have the Hi-Res Photograph, if you want it shoot me your e-mail, for the full Res.Thanks Sandman 1957, Semper-FI Title: "Marines taking machine gun apart in Navy Yard. Photographer: Leslie Jones 1886-1967 Date of Photograph: 1935 Media: Glass Negative Location: Boston Public library Edited January 7, 2017 by azboater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirtyround Posted January 6, 2017 Report Share Posted January 6, 2017 What a bunch of brawlers! You can tell they're very enthused about the dog and pony show about to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 How can I get a higher contrast photo? Pretty sure this is late twenties early thirties... Nicaragua / Haiti time frame. Notice the drum mag has a nickeled rotor, and the BAR is a 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Wow! Look at the screwdrivers they used for the pivot plate removal!Great period piicture.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSMGguy Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Notice how old these guys are. A lot of years with not much rank was common during the lean interwar years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 How can I get a higher contrast photo? Pretty sure this is late twenties early thirties... Nicaragua / Haiti time frame. Notice the drum mag has a nickeled rotor, and the BAR is a 1918. Check your PM Sandman Best,Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gijive Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Sandman, If you were wondering if these guns were Colt Thomsons, they most certainly are. The picture was taken in 1935, so they had to be Colt 1928 Navy Models. The distinctive horizontal foregrip with the curved front end is quite evident, along with the Enfield type sling swivel. Below is a slightly larger photo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 That is a great photo! Thank you for posting it. Could you please send me the full size to my address below? Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim c 351 Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) gijive,Looks like a Stanley Tool drum.Jim C Edited January 7, 2017 by jim c 351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 That is a great photo! Thank you for posting it. Could you please send me the full size to my address below? Thanks! David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.comSent,Enjoy, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 I was looking at a website called 'The China Marines' recently, some great history and some nice shots of Marines in Shanghai, and elsewhere in China, during the time frame of late 1920's and 1930's. Cover of the Walla Walla, Magazine of the 4th Marines, August 1938 Brigadier General Smedley Butler and Marines in Shanghai 1927 USMC on Patrol in Shanghai, the only one of these photos I have seen before. USMC in China 1930's Cutts Compensator spotted behind sandbags, USMC Machine gun covering Soochow Creek, Shanghai, 1932 Marines of Company F, 2nd Battalion Shanghai, 1937. and this one was taken a long way from China, a Royal Marine in Gibraltar, circa 1941. Stay safeRichard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azboater Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Richard,Nice photosThanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCM Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Yes, thanks for posting, some 18 BARs in there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted January 28, 2017 Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Yes, thanks for posting, some 18 BARs in there too.On 'The China Marines' website, there are more photos of Marines with BARs, than with Thompsons, some real nice photos. Stay safeRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 You'd have to admit, if your in the shite, the BAR is the preferred weapon.Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrylta Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 You'd have to admit, if your in the shite, the BAR is the preferred weapon.Darryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 USMC PatrolShanghai late 1920's.jpg USMC on Patrol in Shanghai, the only one of these photos I have seen before. Stay safeRichard This image is a still from some motion picture footage. I've seen it in the History Channel Documentary entitled The Battle History of the US Marines, but have been unable to find it anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Intersting, I loved to watch the old motion picture news reals, I'll have to try and locate a copy of that. Stay safeRichard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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