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When Everyone Wore A Hat...
- Thread starter oldMohawk
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Lincolnshire poacher
proper brummie kid
Talking of hats, as a lad I remember my mum taking off her pinny and putting on a hat and coat just to nip to the neighbour next door.
DavidGrain
master brummie
I may have said this before but my mother told me that many times she would be running back home as the church bells were ringing for her hat and gloves as she had to pass her grandmother's house and if her grandmother saw her out without hat and gloves she knew that her father would get told off.
Richard Dye
master brummie
Amazing where all of those hats/caps went. In our immediate family there were no cap/ hat wearers! My uncle Johnny wore one, he was an MI6 person and my uncle Dick who was a farmer greengrocer wore a cap but they married in. I did find a cap once in our house when I was about 14, it fit nicely, my mother told me it would make me bald! My dermatologist told me to wear a wide brimmed hat when I go out into the sun. I’m 82 and still have some hair!
Richard Dye
master brummie
Do you wear a hat or a cap?i cant fight so i wear a hat
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
Richard Dye
master brummie
paul stacey
master brummie
My dear old dad, always wore a brown Trilby, and trenchcoat in the 50.s...
devonjim
master brummie
A knitted base ball cap? Peak to the front I do hope!
A cap was part of my school uniform fairly rigorously enforced.
I can't remember my grandfather out without a hat, cap or trilby even a very smart one in hand on his wedding day but I don't recall my father or his siblings wearing a hat. I've owned a variety of hats over the years.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
defiinatly to the front.i have a solection of hats
paul stacey
master brummie
There were lots of WW2, US, helmet caps, woolen with a peak, kids loved them in the 50's.
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
that is what i have. i also have the complete helmet with liner it M1 is approximately 3 pounds (1.4 kg)in weight
Richard Dye
master brummie
Looks like it is in great condition……
Richard Dye
master brummie
All military surplus at a good price I assume?
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
yere no bullet holes in it i was going to test it up on the range with a 338 win mag
to see what happends at 100yrs
Richard Dye
master brummie
That's pretty pretty powerful ammo, the bad guys used 223/556 or something like that didn’t they?yere no bullet holes in it i was going to test it up on the range with a 338 win magView attachment 211919to see what happends at 100yrs
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
go off thread
7.62×51mm NATO /308 civvy
5.56×45mm NATO /223 civvy
Moving on to WWII, here's a list with the same information.
Starting off, we'll go with the Browning M1919 Machine Gun.
This thing shot a .30 caliber bullet. Tracer rounds were not issued to soldiers, so that's the only variation possible. It's a decent looking thing, in my humble opinion, and it was also used on top of some vehicles too. Pretty neat.
Second is the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle aka BAR
Chambered in 30–06, this rifle was a powerhouse. I'm talking blow a hole through your chest powerhouse. Very powerful gun. Probably my favorite gun to use in Battlefield 1, but I'm not a huge fan of its looks. It's just a little too blocky for my taste.
Third, we have the Thompson Submachine Gun. You know what that looks like, I'm not gonna put a picture here.
Chambered in .45 ACP, it was essentially an automatic pistol. No variation in ammo here.
The Ithaca M3A1 "Grease Gun" was basically the same, but cheaper and lighter at the cost of accuracy.
Of course, we can't skip the M1 Garand (not Grand).
The rifle was chambered in .30 caliber, the same as the M1919 above. This is where the variations come into play because the M1 Garand had the capability to mount the M7 grenade launcher. This grenade launcher was basically like putting a grenade on a stick.
30-06
Richard Dye
master brummie
All powerful stuff! 3006 will blow your doors off from a lot of yards/meters!go off thread
7.62×51mm NATO /308 civvy
5.56×45mm NATO /223 civvy
Moving on to WWII, here's a list with the same information.
Starting off, we'll go with the Browning M1919 Machine Gun.
This thing shot a .30 caliber bullet. Tracer rounds were not issued to soldiers, so that's the only variation possible. It's a decent looking thing, in my humble opinion, and it was also used on top of some vehicles too. Pretty neat.
Second is the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle aka BAR
Chambered in 30–06, this rifle was a powerhouse. I'm talking blow a hole through your chest powerhouse. Very powerful gun. Probably my favorite gun to use in Battlefield 1, but I'm not a huge fan of its looks. It's just a little too blocky for my taste.
Third, we have the Thompson Submachine Gun. You know what that looks like, I'm not gonna put a picture here.
Chambered in .45 ACP, it was essentially an automatic pistol. No variation in ammo here.
The Ithaca M3A1 "Grease Gun" was basically the same, but cheaper and lighter at the cost of accuracy.
Of course, we can't skip the M1 Garand (not Grand).
The rifle was chambered in .30 caliber, the same as the M1919 above. This is where the variations come into play because the M1 Garand had the capability to mount the M7 grenade launcher. This grenade launcher was basically like putting a grenade on a stick.
30-06
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
sure will