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Originally Posted by Retired W4
I have seen a few of them. i do believe it was da govment that did the dirty deed. Dumb. i carried one (uncrushed) for six months in the RVN. 4" .38 Spcl. of course.
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Yes, sir. US Army air crews in Vietnam were regularly armed with S&W .38 Special revolvers, mostly Model 10 and a few Model 12 (Airweight M&P) 4" barrels.
Both Retired W4 and I spent some time with the 1st Aviation Brigade in Vietnam. OP was obviously a chief warrant officer, so probably a helicopter pilot. I was a sergeant in a pathfinder detachment (212th Combat Aviation Battalion, 11th Combat Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade).