vietnam1965 Posted February 10 Share #1 Posted February 10 VC jungle-made rifle. No paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
365engbn Posted February 12 Share #2 Posted February 12 Thats real cool! I wouldnt want to be behind the trigger. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SARGE Posted February 12 Share #3 Posted February 12 That is neat! Crudely made does not quite cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Posted February 12 Share #4 Posted February 12 As 365engbn said, wouldn't want to be pulling the trigger on that one. The business end may be safer. Great bring back though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Camouflage Pattern I Posted February 13 Share #5 Posted February 13 Very nice! These handmade weapons were most common in the 1959-1962 period. By 1963 the majority of full time VC were equipped with factory made weapons, much of them captured, and handmade weapons were relegated to part-time village level guerillas and such. Obviously these leave a lot to be desired from a safety standpoint, but a lot of these fired handmade shotgun shells so perhaps the pressure was not that great, and the VC were also doing a lot of reloading of empty casings. I am just speculating as I haven't been able to find anything in the way of detailed information on what powder they were using, but perhaps some of them could have been made lower pressure as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vietnam1965 Posted February 15 Author Share #6 Posted February 15 Thanks Guys! If you like bring back then you might want to check out my new non-profit book benefiting the veteran assisting group Honor Flight South Florida? Here are two reviews of the book: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JACFwc8YLs https://www.gunboards.com/threads/war-trophies-weapons-from-vietnam-a-book-review-by-a-lifelong-collector-of-vietnam-bringbacks.1240464/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkasan187 Posted February 15 Share #7 Posted February 15 A great book.. Highly Recommend adding this open to your reference library's Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vietnam1965 Posted February 19 Author Share #8 Posted February 19 Thanks Leigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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