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What Price Glory’s 2nd Pattern Jungle Boots Review

TL:DR They’re good reproductions at a decent prices but I have some reservations I bought a pair of the 2nd pattern jungle boots from What Price Glory. Overall they look really good. There are some differences from originals but they are pretty small for the most part. The leather feels solid and looks good andContinue reading “What Price Glory’s 2nd Pattern Jungle Boots Review”

WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 2 of 2

In the enormous1 part one of the series, we reacted to a brain-dead article published in The Atlantic by a retired Major General, who has, since his retirement 20+ years ago, been a lobbyist for defense firms and TV talking head. (Before he got his stars he was an artillery officer). We may have more to sayContinue reading “WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 2 of 2”

WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 1 of 2 (long)

The Big Lie principle, as elaborated by Hitler and Goebbels, is that if you tell a small lie, you’ll be caught on it, but if you tell a really big, even outrageous whopper, people will tend to believe it. It’s an insight into human psychology which helps explain how those two second-stringers wound up seizing the levers ofContinue reading “WeaponsMan: The Big Lie About Wanat (COP Kahler), Part 1 of 2 (long)”

Weaponsman Wednesday: Legendary Knives of SF

Over the years and the decades, certain knives have come to be associated with Special Forces. Unlike the SEALS, we haven’t endorsed thirty different Rambo knives and toad-stabbers, and we’ve never associated with anything as impractical and, well, ugly as the Buckmaster. But hey, the frogs are alright, you gotta love them for what theyContinue reading “Weaponsman Wednesday: Legendary Knives of SF”

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

Let’s have a quick chat about camouflage. I think just about everyone likes to talk about camo, it’s like trading cards for grown ups. Let’s be honest, how many have you agonized over comparison photos or effectiveness trials of your favorite patterns? Now we can all argue and debate what’s the best but at theContinue reading “Now You See Me, Now You Don’t”

Weaponsman Wednesday: Quick Kill – Useful Skill

The Quick Kill instinctive shooting method that was once taught in the US Army remains a useful combat skill. It has been supplanted in the training world by improved sights and a focus on extremely rapid use of sights, but we believe it still has a place in the training and combat world. It’s faster toContinue reading “Weaponsman Wednesday: Quick Kill – Useful Skill”

TWA Flight Center

Ah the 1960’s, there has to be something for everyone to like from that decade. From cars to style to innovations. The decade might be long gone but The former TWA terminal at JFK airport has been turned into a hotel/museum and it looks like they really put the effort in to it. As aContinue reading “TWA Flight Center”

Today in History: The First Ranger Jump

71 years ago today, March 23rd 1951, the first Ranger combat jump took place. It was also the last jump of the Korean War. Dubbed Operation Tomahawk the plan was to have an airborne unit drop at Munsan-ni to trap Chinese and North Korean forces retreating from the ground elements of Operation Courageous. For theContinue reading “Today in History: The First Ranger Jump”

WeaponsMan Wednesday: The Magic Rucksack

In Special Forces from 1960 to the mid-1980s, there was a capability called, among other things, “the Magic Rucksack.” (This weapon, and its mission, were prolific producers of slang and nicknames, most of which were as compartmented as the mission itself; it’s unlikely anyone knows them all). It was the Special Atomic Demolition Munition, SADM, aContinue reading “WeaponsMan Wednesday: The Magic Rucksack”

First Steps on the Willys: Storage Compartments

Next project was to clean up the storage compartments. I’m just going to show the one side since it required the most work and there’s no point in showing an identical bin. Both sides were rusty and dirty as there are various holes that go to the rear wheel well. The one side had beenContinue reading “First Steps on the Willys: Storage Compartments”