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Old 10-04-21, 03:04
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Originally Posted by James P View Post
Weapons on the turret top, C1 SMG and a 1919 that looks fitted with a cone shaped BFA atop a tripod say ex somewhere in Canada.

Hi

I meant to get back to this thread/photo but a recent gun camp reminded me.

I do not think that there is a BFA on the M1919A4 (or the SMG) simply because of the flag on the rear Sherman. That is the Range safety Officer's vehicle that follows any live fire movement on Armoured vehicle ranges. To this day.

To have BFAs on a live fire range................I dunno. Were we that stupid back then?

Fotr the SMG, I also do not think it is a BFA due to the position indicated is too far back on the body of the weapon. Looks like the clip for the sling. I loved my "Small Metal Gun".

http://mpmuseum.org/smgc1.html

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Darrell
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