Lion Head Knife With Leather Sheath

Mick · 16th April 2005, 09:34 PM

Speaking of chromed steel; while in Vietnam I picked up a chrome plated M1A1 Thompson which was left over from World War II in the Phillipines. The exterior of this item was in excellent condition in spite of its age although the barrell showed signs of being well pretty shot out. It (due to the long 10 inch length of the barrel) still shot extremely well easily grouping 2 inches or so at fiftY yards in single shot mode.

However when I was cowboying with it from the hip I started low and while pulling it up to the target, I sliced the frame in half. For some reason this little mishap (besides embarressing the hell out of me) got me kicked off of the National Police range in Saigon. Touchy people considering that in the field no one had the rear stock attached to insure that they sprayed the entire area around where ever the muzzle was pointed.

This is just added to show that chromed steel lasts a long long time as long as the chrome is intact.

16th April 2005, 09:34 PM	#6
Mick Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Orlando Posts: 104	Speaking of chromed steel; while in Vietnam I picked up a chrome plated M1A1 Thompson which was left over from World War II in the Phillipines. The exterior of this item was in excellent condition in spite of its age although the barrell showed signs of being well pretty shot out. It (due to the long 10 inch length of the barrel) still shot extremely well easily grouping 2 inches or so at fiftY yards in single shot mode. However when I was cowboying with it from the hip I started low and while pulling it up to the target, I sliced the frame in half. For some reason this little mishap (besides embarressing the hell out of me) got me kicked off of the National Police range in Saigon. Touchy people considering that in the field no one had the rear stock attached to insure that they sprayed the entire area around where ever the muzzle was pointed. This is just added to show that chromed steel lasts a long long time as long as the chrome is intact.