Okay.....here's another show on war. Not that I'm complaining. I'm watching it with my

daughter. Great footage, and stories. But.... what do you think it will do to the Surplus market.

Any gung-ho GI Joes out there that " MUST " buy a Garand, Mauser, Enfield or Arisaka just because of a show?

I was listening to Opie and Anthony today and Ant was discussing the rather graphic depiction of bodies with flies and such. Did you see that?

 

As to your question...either you love them or don't. I'm wanting to, just need other guns first.

Like they say...war is hell.I just brought up this topic because of the movies that came out not that long ago...Private Ryan and Band of Brothers.Because of that, the Mil-surp market

almost dried up. Everyone was scrambling to buy a Garand. One day you could pay about

$500 for one, then BOOM...you can't touch a nice one for under a Grand. Go figure.

I was listening to Opie and Anthony today and Ant was discussing the rather graphic depiction of bodies with flies and such. Did you see that?

 

As to your question...either you love them or don't. I'm wanting to, just need other guns first.

 

I have been watching as well. Some images are a little graphic, but I applaud the History channel for showing them. I think it's a good reminder for the "Hollywood Historians" that there are not always "clean" kills in war.

Like they say...war is hell.I just brought up this topic because of the movies that came out not that long ago...Private Ryan and Band of Brothers.Because of that, the Mil-surp market

almost dried up. Everyone was scrambling to buy a Garand. One day you could pay about

$500 for one, then BOOM...you can't touch a nice one for under a Grand. Go figure.

 

yes you are 100% correct. It was films like that that got me interested in reenacting and collecting WW2 items. It also did the same to many others. This ruined the collectors market by driving the price of guns,equipment, and vehicles through the roof.

My son is 8yo and is currently in the violence is cool stage. I had him watch it a bit to empasive the horrors and waste of war.

 

One scene in particular, from Pealu (sp?) where the US and Japanese forces are just stacked up where they fell. My son notices and mentions that everything, sand, trees, bodies, water is red... is that all blood he wished to know.

 

Yep.

 

I think he got it.

 

Good show... I hate to say this but it is a little to trite at times. Plus there are way to many commercials.

Well... the good news is that we might be getting some Garand's from Korea soon.