Thread: S&W In VietNam ?
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Old 01-04-2024, 06:01 PM
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Here's my tribute Aircrew pistol-belt that I built. The USGI 10-5 dates to 1969, the M41 ball is headstamped 67.
The GI pistol belt allowed us to rotate the holster between our legs in the cockpit. Not much protection. It was mostly phycological. Pen gun flares would be fastened to the flack jacket.
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