S&W 1917: remembering the Brazilian Expeditionary Force

JSR III · #51 09-19-2012, 02:21 AM

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If you see this, I didn't really forget Gisele Bundchen, just didn't list all Braziian models also working here. Too many.

But I certainly know who she is, and she is worth about 150 million USD, probably the richest model in the world. She is married to a US football player, with the New York Jets, I think. She got in trouble for criticizing his team mates for dropping his passes in one game, defending her husband.

Oh the HORROR of it all. That US football player is New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady. We here in New England don't use his name and the NY Jets in the same sentence unless its to report how badly we beat them in a game.

StrawHat · #52 05-19-2022, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Douglas Jr.

…In 1944, when the Brazilian Expeditionary Force went to Italy (under the 5th US Army) to fight in WWII, most of its troops were fit after its arriving in Naples (mostly Colt M1911A1 pistols, Springfield M1903 rifles, M3A1 submachine guns and M1 carbines). However, a few hundred of revolvers “Modelo 1937” went with some officers that preferred this kind of weapon instead of the semi-auto pistol (at least one Brazilian general is known to have carried one of these in Italy) and with the Brazilian Military Police staff...

Douglas Jr, or anybody,

Is it known what holster was used by the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy?

Kevin