Can you tell me what version M10 was used by helicopter crew members during Vietnam? Thanks
My recently acquired Model 10
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Back in the days when guns were cheap and unicorns were plentiful, my mother-in-law wanted a home defense gun so I found her a Model 10-7 for an inexpensive price. It is in great condition with nary a scratch on it. I don't want to mar it so I have replaced it with its relative, a Taurus Model 84, for everyday shooting.
I took my MIL to the range to show her how to shoot the Model 10, and she was a real Annie Oakley. I asked her if she had ever shot a pistol before and she said, "No, I just used to shoot squirrels with a 22 when I was a girl."
I took my MIL to the range to show her how to shoot the Model 10, and she was a real Annie Oakley. I asked her if she had ever shot a pistol before and she said, "No, I just used to shoot squirrels with a 22 when I was a girl."
How about Nickel, Gold and Pearl lol. Probably a bit much on a model 10. But I was much younger when I did that.
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Still have my late father's 10-5 Detroit PD service revolver with Crimson Trace grips.
I think it would have been mostly pre-10s to Model 10-6, covering the Vietnam years. If I remember correctly, pistols and shotguns were typically bought commercially by the services and issued as needed- there wasn’t a “dedicated” secondary service handgun for units outside the 1911, likewise, shotguns seem to have been whatever was at hand and available so there were Remingtons, Mossbergs, Ithaca’s and High Standards. Plus, Vietnam was the last war soldiers could credibly bring their own weapons to an extent…not really a thing in conventional forces today.
My grandfather was issued a .38 when he got to the 71st Assault Helicopter Company in Chu Lai, but lost it when he was wounded. Probably more than a few dotting the landscapes of Vietnam.
