1943 U.S. Navy Victory .38 Special

[smle-man]

That doesn't sound like a very wise alternative. I would think the lanyard could possibly bind the trigger at an inopportune moment when we seconds count.

Believe me, everyone was more concerned about losing a weapon than having to shoot anyone!

I was at Ft. Bragg when a soldier lost an M16A1 out the door of a UH1 in flight. That was a two week search by the entire battalion to find it (they finally did). I heard the company commander was relieved of his command over the incident.

[Enfield47]

Yeah, I've heard stories about people losing guns and making the entire group search for them. I know someone who went through basic training a year ago and someone lost the laser off their rifle they were using for training and they made everyone search all night until it was found.

[Killer Bee]

yah, and don't field strip an m2hb underway..

crewman float tested a firing pin checking a malfunction

[Cato]

Bush gave his Victory Revolver as a token of thanks to Lt. j.g. Albert Brostrom, who welcomed him to the submarine and whose bunk he shared for a month.

Regulations in WWII permitted guys just giving away their weapons?

I remember in the 1990s in the Navy we had to account for not just our weapon, but for EVERY single round. If you checked out three full magazines, then you had better return three full magazines.

[Milsurp Collector]

Regulations in WWII permitted guys just giving away their weapons?

I remember in the 1990s in the Navy we had to account for not just our weapon, but for EVERY single round. If you checked out three full magazines, then you had better return three full magazines.

Probably against regulations, but in the middle of World War II enforcing that regulation probably wasn't a top priority.

When Bush got back to his ship, not only was he missing the Victory revolver, he was also missing the TBM Avenger and his two crewmen he left the ship with and was also responsible for. Given what happened, the revolver wasn't the biggest loss. His squadron commander was probably just glad to get his pilot back.

There was another story from Vietnam about a M1911A1 given by a Marine captain to a Navy machinist mate. It's quite a story http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/legends/serious.htm

[DirtyRussianAmmo]

Nice find. Cool thread.

[smle-man]

Regulations in WWII permitted guys just giving away their weapons?

I remember in the 1990s in the Navy we had to account for not just our weapon, but for EVERY single round. If you checked out three full magazines, then you had better return three full magazines.

Combat loss report. Different than a service member losing it in a bar or the barracks. WW2 was a lot more relaxed about such things.