Interesting Article From a Different Time

[swamper]

Just thought I'd pass this along. I found this while researching the poster asking U.S. civilians to donate arms to the British during WW2. The article begins on page 32.

http://www.gunsmagazine.com/1959issues/G1259.pdf

Up to the last weekly progress report of December 6, 1941, the Committee had collected and shipped the following material:

Guns (shotguns, rifles) 5,133
Revolvers 6,337
Thompson submachine guns 110
Binoculars, telescopes 2,993
Stop watches 379
Helmets (US WW1 types) 16,322
Rounds of ammunition 642,291

 

[swamper]

Ninja edited the link to the correct issue.

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

Neat old magazine!
Actually has some good reading in it.

 

[edrodhdfb]

There was a story similar to that in American Rifleman a few months back involving an American Olympic Medal winner who sent his rifle to Britain along with the NRA batch and later had it returned with a lot of appreciation. Too bad all they do is mock us now, at least the Brits that are too young to remember that. I work with a few Brits overseas that wish they were still that basic freedom. The rest just think we are Cowboy's living in the Wild West! They better hope they never have to face those threats again foreign or domestic. But, they don't have to worry I tell them we will save their ass again if that time comes.