Long way around to post a picture of my Rand

[1911slabsides]

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/m-1911/vwp?.dir=/&.src=gr&.dnm=1911+020.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/m-1911/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t

Okay I don't know if this is right but somehow it seems that the picture comes up.

[Johnny Peppers]

1911SS
The screen that I get asks for an ID and password.
JP

[1911slabsides]

oops sorry. I'm guessing I did it wrong.

[kj1]

1911SS
The screen that I get asks for an ID and password.
JP
Ya, it takes you to a Yahoo Site, so you have to register with Yahoo ... but it's the same thing as having Yahoo mail, etc.
Good looking layout of the picture besides the firearm itself. :)

[1911slabsides]

http://www.hunt101.com/showphoto.php?photo=185418 okay I've gone a different route. This is FrankenRand with some other stuff.

[Johnny Peppers]

Great shot. It popped right up that time, and even had a good shot of a blade marked M3. I have owned quite a few M3's over the years, but the one I still regret selling was a bladed marked and dated Kinfolks in the M6 sheath. Some 25 or 30 years ago I bought it at a garage sale for $5 and when a collector offered $75 I though he was crazy. Would still love to have that one back.

[1911slabsides]

great I'm starting to get the hang of it. Those M-3's aren't too hard to find but they are getting tough to pay for. They are starting to really get pricy. My Grandmother on her death bed sold me the one in the picture. :D Just kidding I can't resist somtimes. I'm trying to get a decent collection of WW II items before they go much higher. Building up this Rand has really peaked my interest in these things. I'm finding that I like my Remington but I'm not going to be totally happy until I get an origional. You know one that you don't shoot too much. I'm working on it. Believe me there will be a picture of it the moment I am successful.

[Johnny Peppers]

The guard marked M3's are fairly common; the blade marked are getting hard to find, and the blade marked and dated are near impossible. The M6 sheaths have certainly become had to find also.

[1911slabsides]

The guard marked M3's are fairly common; the blade marked are getting hard to find, and the blade marked and dated are near impossible. The M6 sheaths have certainly become had to find also.

Now that leads to another level, I'm not sure which one I have. It doesn't have a date on it. It's got the flaming bomb stamp on the handle. There are all sorts of armory numbers that have been applied and painted over and new numbers over them. Awhile back I would have thought the right thing to do would be clean it up and repaint it but now I know better. I've found out all sorts of interesting things. Like I use to call it rust now it's patina. With the little bit of knowledge that I have now I can talk myself into damn near anything, so the hunt continues.

[John]

Great pistol. Now if you wanted to show us the picture in your message, all you had to do, is right-click on the address bar of your browser, and copy it (like you did to show the URL to us). Then come back to your post and add the_URL and presto.

Glad you made it.

Rgds

[Johnny Peppers]

I know this discussion of the M3 Knife is slightly off topic, but since 1911 SS furnished us with a picture this might be a good chance to discuss this very collectible fighting knife.
The first M3 knives were blade marked with U.S. M3 (maker) 1943. The date was first dropped, and it was thought that the stamping on the blade weakened it, so the marking was moved to the guard and the blade was plain. The M6 sheath was a fairly fragile leather sheath that did not hold up well in combat. It was replaced by the M8 fiber sheath which had a canvas loop to go over a belt. Most of the M8 sheaths were modified with the addition of a metal hanger to go on the GI pistol belt. The new manufactured sheaths with the hanger were M8 A1's.
The sheath pictured by 1911 SS is either a modified M8 or original M8 A1, and will be stamped on the metal throat as to model.

[1911slabsides]

Bigger than life M 8 stamped on the sheath. below it it has "?" M Co I can't make out the first letter because the paint is pretty thick there. I'm not one to make the choices but this doesn't seem off topic. even if it weren't my knife, The history of all these things is just amazing.

I just came back to make a quick edit. I just noticed that not only can I sort of post pictures, I'm also a full fledge "Member" with all the rights and privelges as a JR Member, but it sound's better. I'll be expecting everybodies respect and admiration for my current position :rolleyes:
Or maybe I never shut up and just posted a bunch of garbage. :o

[Johnny Peppers]

The fiber sheaths were made by B.M. Co. and V.P. Co.
Along the same lines, Col. Frank J. Atwood who was the Army Inspector of Ordnance for the Rochester Ordnance District and whose initials are found on the M1911A1 Remington Rand and Ithaca pistols as well as all other small arms manufactured and accepted in the Rochester Ordnance District, also has his initials on the M6 knife sheath manufactured by L&C. Although there was a total of six manufacturers of the M6 leather sheath, only the L&C were stamped FJA. All M6 sheaths are dated 1943.

[John]

Gentlemen,

I have no problem with you following this knife discussion here, however, you should know that in this way, people who may be interested in it, will never see it. If someone wants to know something about knives, he goes to the Knife Store, so you are potentially loosing audience here.

Submitted for your consideration.

Rgds

[Johnny Peppers]

I certainly apologize to all for getting in the way of those waiting to post on the pistol board, and please feel free to move or delete any or all of my posts on the M3 knife pictured.

[John]

No apologies required, as you saw, I said I have no problem.

I just wanted to draw your attention to something that you (probably) have not thought about. The fact that these knives may bever been seen, by someone who is interested, because they are posted in the wrong forum.

Rgds

[1911slabsides]

I hear you too. The darn problem is that Johnny Peppers and I are just so darned interesting. Well Johnny is interesting and I'm just out of control, I hear you though.

[Johnny Peppers]

The only posts I saw in the Knife Store was on modern pistols and knives. There didn't seem to be any interest in WWII military issue pistols and knives there. Anyway, whether we were suppose to or not, maybe we learned a little something about U.S. military weapons today.

[1911slabsides]

I know I learned a few things, One thing that strikes me is that it was interesting and informative and I was involved :D. Nobody can ever take that away from me now. I was popular once too. I'll tell you all about that later though.

[MJones]

You fellas need to try PHOTOBUCKET.COM


It's free and you can upload all the photos you want. Once you get them uploaded, click on them to make them bigger. Then left click on them and scroll down to properties. Then click on and copy the "properties" ( http...) then you can paste this using the above tab of the little mountain, and voila your picture will appear on the page!

http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Pepper62/hunt03_002.jpg

My pride and joy, a gift from my father, a 1920s N.R. Davis 16 ga. double and his vintage WW2 Army M1936 Mussette bag.

[1911slabsides]

Thanks MJones, I'll give it a try. But this computer stuff confuses me.
Really nice shotgun, Makes it a thousand times better cuz your father gave it to you. I still have the first gun a .22 rifle my Dad gave me. How I managed to keep it I don't know. I pretty much have lost track of everything (including some of my internal organs ) but that rifle is standing in the corner right now.

[MJones]

All pictures on the net have a target. You can see this target by right clicking the mouse and go to "properties".

For instance the picture I showed you was http://img22.photobucket.com/albums/v65/Pepper62/hunt03_002.jpg


And on this board all the little mountain icon does is make this

It's putting that target between and that makes it appear on the page.

In fact you can rob a photo from about any web site and put it on here like that.

http://www.pithagorio.net/Bilder%20Neptune/Pretty%20girl.jpg

pretty neat huh?

[John]

Why do I have the idea that the above picture was taken in Greece?

I don't know the girl, but she looks Greek and the name of the restaurant, "FAROS"....

Come on tell us I am right?!!!

[MJones]

Kudos! John, I was just seeing if you were paying attention.

[Rabbi]

I tell ya what, I'm older than dirt and I was definitely paying attention.

Please tell that young lady that I spend $30.00 per month on good Kalamata olives and probably twice that amount per year on Greek olive oil, but my heart has room for more Greek exports. "Pan metro arasto" just doesn't apply in this case!

Rabbi

[MJones]

Rabbi we are gonna get in trouble for straying from the theme of the thread here but as a Sicilian and a good Jew I got to advise you to buy Italian olive oil. Not only is it Kosher but I'll make you a deal you can't refuse!

[Rabbi]

I happen to use extra virgin olive oil to lubricate my U.S. GI pistols.

What thread drift?

Buona Sera, amico mio.

[John]

"Pan metro arasto" just doesn't apply in this case!

Rabbi
If I may correct you, it is "Pan Metron Ariston", and I agree with you, in this case, it just does not apply.

For those not familiar with Greek, the above phrase means that you should apply some control to everything, don't just get as much as you can of something (like drinks, etc). Use common sense. That does not apply with the subject of that picture.

LoL

[John]

I happen to use extra virgin olive oil to lubricate my U.S. GI pistols.

What thread drift?

Buona Sera, amico mio.
OK, it is official. Rabbi just won the M1911.ORG Top Members Award! A guy who loves his 1911s so much to use virgin olive oil to lubricate them, deserves a place in our Rank of Fame. (somehow I should implement that in the software, to put a special Avatar for the members who are awarded that award).

Thanks guys, you just made my day!

[Rabbi]

John,

Thank you for the correction on my Weak Greek.

Since I left the Detroit area 12 years ago, I have not met ONE Greek, heard a word of Greek spoken or eaten a decent saganaki! I have to go to Chicago once every two years to get good gyro and tzatziki.

And THANKS for the award. It is a real treasure. :) :D

Rabbi

[Yoshi]

please sit....heh
today a good early m3 with the leather scabbard (m8 i think) and a maker marked blade can easy go for 600$ and up.
check gunbroker for an original rem/rand iv seen a few listed there for a fair price.
its hard to believe when your holding a weapon in your hand that 60 years or so ago it was involved with defending the world and it belonged to one of those great men who served the country,makes me tingle when i think about it.
if only those old guns could talk...
its interesting to note that the troops favorite weapons today in the gulf are
the colt 45 and the M2. the greatest generation also had the greatest weapons. imho
thanks