another cool photo from the series "pacific"

[ncblksmth1]

The one on the right has just fired or forgot to reset his scope

1972Doug

Nice observation. Not the left shoulder in a rearward position rather than that similar to the gent in front.

The rifle is not a M1917. Remember they have the rear sight on the rear reciever lug.

Bob

[Hal O'Peridol]

The rifle being sighted is not a M1917, it is a P14. Look just to the rear of the middle band, and you can see the head of the through bolt for the volley sight plate.

[pelago]

GERMAN SNIPER TRAINING VIDEO
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=676_1382265979

WATCH LAST TEN SECONDS CLOSELY, were these snipers surrendering? did they have a white flag?
If one thinks about the American army and its lack of any "thinking ahead" after WWI is truly a question of history,
sniper can control areas, can control movement, can kill important targets, cause massive confusion and be a real detriment to the enemy. but only a handful of true military leaders knew this, and that is why we fought from behind in WWII (IMHO) of course

[pelago]

saw this and not sure of when late fifties? sixties???

[pelago]

i know very little of the brit guns, have three of them and they are quite accurate but the jungle carbine <well lets just say> has one hell of a whack on shoulder and it was designed for physically smaller micronesain trained by brit soldiers, no wonder they did not like it
but here is nice photo of brit

[pelago]

not sure if this one out there much

[pelago]

more about the man
http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-army/frank.html

[jgaynor]

Thanks for the post. Very little written about US snipers in WW2.

Regards,
Jim

[Shooter5]

The rifle being sighted is not a M1917, it is a P14. Look just to the rear of the middle band, and you can see the head of the through bolt for the volley sight plate.

Came across a P14; captured in Mess-O-potamia. Nearly everything seemed to have turned up there.

[Shooter5]

saw this and not sure of when late fifties? sixties???

One of those at the Fort Campbell museum. IIRC, it was developed late WW2. Also is mentioned in Canfield's book.