In my humble opinion this is some just fantastic work here. That & this outfit is located here in the High Deserts of California! I gotta get up there one day.
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I don't think so!
I never heard of this rifle before now! Grumpy
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The Battle of New Orleans
Today is the 203rd Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
On December 24, 1814, Great Britain and the United States signed a treaty in Ghent, Belgium that effectively ended the War of 1812.
News was slow to cross the pond, however, and on January 8, 1815, the two sides met in what is remembered as one of the conflict’s biggest and most decisive engagements.
In the bloody Battle of New Orleans, future President Andrew Jackson and a motley assortment of militia fighters, frontiersmen, slaves, Indians and even pirates weathered a frontal assault by a superior British force, inflicting devastating casualties along the way.
The victory vaulted Jackson to national stardom, and helped foil plans for a British invasion of the American frontier.
Although the Ruby pistol became a procurement nightmare, it nevertheless armed French troops and scores of others throughout World War I and beyond.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY ROB REED
The “Ruby” pistol is the result of France’s desperate need for arms in the early days of the Great War. By 1915, much of the French industrial heartland was under German control, and what remained under allied control was producing critically needed material such as rifles, machine guns, and artillery.
As the conflict grew beyond even the most pessimistic expectations, the sheer volume of troops sent into battle literally exhausted the meager stores of small arms.
To meet this rising demand for pistols for the trenches, the French contracted with the Spanish firm of Gabilondo y Urresti-Eibar for their Ruby semiauto pistol.
The Ruby made use of a prewar design largely copied (without license) from the Browning Model 1903. Among the changes are the deletion of the grip safety and a relocation of the manual safety closer to the trigger guard.
The resulting Ruby is a direct blowback pistol chambered in 7.65 (.32 ACP). The pistol features an internal hammer and a frame-mounted safety that goes down for “FIRE.” The original magazine capacity was nine rounds.
The original contract called for the firm to produce 10,000 pistols a month, but the insatiable French demand for handguns saw the production numbers increased in stages until the incredible target of 50,000 pistols a month was set.
THIS IS WHERE THE STORY of the Ruby gets messy. Since Gabilondo y Urresti-Eibar could not hope to meet that production quota, they licensed out manufacture of the pistol to other companies.
Although only four other manufacturers were originally contracted to produce the pistol, the firm eventually partnered with seven companies to meet French demand.
At the same time, French purchasing agents were individually contracting with other Spanish firearms makers to also produce the guns.
By the time all the contracts were signed, roughly 50 companies were producing the pistol, either for Gabilondo y Urresti-Eibar or directly for the French. Soon, multiple companies (both legally and otherwise) were producing the pistol across the continent, making it a truly European weapon.
The result was chaos. The quality of the pistols produced varied widely from manufacturer to manufacturer. Some were good, others substandard, while others yet were simply unsafe to fire.
At first the French tested every pistol, but soon went to batch lot testing instead. Even among the pistols deemed acceptable to issue, problems would arise after the guns broke in with use. Some references list the expected service life of the Ruby at only 500 rounds.
A left-side view reveals the manufacturer’s barrel markings (including the “GU” for “Gabilondo y UrrestiEibar” beside the grip) and the occasionally problematic safety lever.
As you can imagine, parts interchangeability – so vital for a service weapon – was lost as the number of manufacturers involved grew.
Parts and magazines from one manufacturer would not work in another manufacturer’s pistol, and often parts would not interchange even within pistols made by the same manufacturer.
Features such as barrel length and magazine capacity also varied from source to source as different manufacturers put their own spin on the design.
All in all, the Ruby became a textbook example of what not to do for small arms weapon procurement.
Still, the pistols were desperately needed, and almost as fast as they were produced they were sent to the front to be engulfed in the horrors of trench warfare.
Records show that the French military had accepted an estimated 700,000 to 900,000 pistols by war’s end.
The large number of pistols produced has made the Ruby available in the U.S. collector’s market for decades. Some came home as souvenirs after WWI or WWII, while others found their way across the ocean in various import lots over time.
The modern U.S. collector is unlikely to know the exact origin of his pistol, as many were imported prior to import marks became mandatory in 1968.
ALTHOUGH I’VE NEVER OWNED a Ruby pistol, I’ve had several opportunities to fire them. Their best attribute is their simplicity. Unlike other pistols from the same time frame they are a “modern” design with a one-piece slide and breech block and what we would consider conventional controls.
The safety lever is relatively easy to use, as is the European-style heel mag release. The pistol does not have a slide stop/slide release. On some examples I have seen, a rivet was installed to keep the safety from moving to the “safe” position. My understanding is that this is a post WWI French military modification.
The gun in the accompanying photos is an actual Gabilondo y Urresti-Eibar-produced pistol and owned by a friend. Recently, I was able to fire several magazines of modern-production .32 ACP FMJ through this particular pistol. Surprisingly (based on reputation alone), the pistol fired 100 percent of the time, with no misfires, failures to feed, or failures to eject.
This is not always the case with these little pistols as, in addition to their hurried manufacture, they have by now seen an additional 100 years of often hard use.
Obviously, it is important to have a qualified gunsmith check out any Ruby-type pistol before attempting to fire it. Besides the original manufacturing issues listed above, other problems may have arisen in the decades since these pistols were produced.
The condition of the original magazine is especially important, as a bad feed lip or worn-out springs will cause problems. Since most pistols only come with one mag, and magazine interchangeability is spotty at best, a bad mag can deadline an otherwise functional pistol.
The tiny sights make the pistols better suited for point shooting than precise aimed fire. The combination of the steel frame and low-powered .32 ACP cartridge reduces the felt recoil considerably.
I was not able to bench test this particular pistol, but we were able to keep a full magazine inside a paper plate out to 10 yards. Accuracy began to drop considerably at 25 yards, and the best either of us could do was to keep about half the shots on a plate at that distance. The tiny sights and gritty trigger on this particular pistol made us work for even those results.
Although not rare by any means, except in certain variants, the Ruby pistol remains an interesting historical artifact. And even though it was hurried into production to meet insatiable wartime needs, the gun I tested still functioned as intended a century after it was produced.
If nothing else, shooting a Ruby pistol is a way to make a tangible connection to the time when the French struggled to survive during “the war to end all wars.” ASJ
Here’s a review from Youtuber MilSupPros.
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Polish Random VIS 35
Now a couple of divorces ago, I got my grubby little hands on one of these fine pistols for a song. I think it was about $175 or so. If not then I am going to blame my CRS. (Can’t Remember Shit disease)
Which I then took the new toy very promptly. (As I could in The People’s Republic of California that would “allowed” me.) off to the pistol range.
Now it did not shoot as well as some of my other handguns. But all things considered. (My so-so skills with a pistol, cheap ammo and any other excuse that I can think of.) It did a really good job at the range.
In that it went thru about 200 plus rounds on the time that I took it out. With no short recoils, failure to load, biting my fingers, stove piping etc etc. 
Nope not with this Polish / Nazi hand cannon!
It also gave for me a decent pattern of about 4 square inches of hits in the black area. Which is not bad for a WWII survivor with fixed sights.
Another good point about this gun is the ease of cleaning it. I found it a lot easier to clean than say the 1911 and it’s slide pin & shifting barrel hinge.
My only minor complaint was that it only came with one magazine. Which being in the time before Ebay or the internet made it hard for a man to find such rare gun parts.
Oh well! As usual the Germans put serial numbers everywhere on it
I am just sorry that I had to sacrifice this solid gun to the Gods of Divorce in order to gain my FREEDOM! But it was worth it! I just hope that it got a good home.
Here is 2 of the whole issue kit with cleaning rod, some ammo and the clamshell holster.
Bottom line – If you see one for sale & if you are in the market for a solid 9mm pistol. Then you just might want to think about this gun.
Grumpy
Here is some more technical information about this pistol:
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FB Vis
| Pistolet wz. 35 Vis | |
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Pistolet wz. 35 Vis
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Poland, Nazi Germany |
| Wars | Invasion of Poland, World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1935 |
| Manufacturer | FB Radom |
| No. built | more than 360,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1.123 kg (loaded) 0.950 kg (unloaded) |
| Length | 205 mm |
| Barrel length | 120 mm |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Recoil-operated, closed bolt |
| Muzzle velocity | 345 m/s (1131.6 ft/s) |
| Feed system | 8-round box magazine |
Vis (Polish designation pistolet wz. 35 Vis, German designation 9 mm Pistole 35(p), or simply the Radom in English sources) is a 9×19mm caliber, single-
Inspired by American firearms inventor Joh
This Polish gun began production at the Fabryka Broni (Arms Factory) in Radom in 1935, and was adopted as the standard handgun of the Polish Armythe following year.
The pistol was valued by the Germans, and towards the end of the war issued to the German paratroopers. As a pistol largely based on the Colt 1911 and using 9 mm rounds, it is highly prized among collectors of firearms.
History
VIS Pistol construction
The design was generally based on American firearms inventor John Browning‘s Browning Hi-Power, as adapted by Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypiński in 1930 at the Fabryka Broni (Arms Factory) in Radom under Director Kazimierz Ołdakowski.
It operated on the short-recoil principle, with the barrel being cammed down and away from the locking lugs in the slide.
This later John Moses Browning design, unlike the M1911, was not cammed by a link, but by a ledge of sorts, which contacts a portion of the barrel and forces it down as it is moved rearward with the slide by the recoil force.
It shares some similarities to the Spanish Ruby .45 ACP.[2] Like the 9mm Browning GP, a characteristic feature was a triangular grip shape, wider at the bottom, offering good ergonomics and firm grip.[1]
On the right side grip cover, the Polish copy pistol had letters VIS in a triangle, on the left side—FB (for Fabryka Broni—”Arms Factory”).
The handgun was prepared in late 1930, and at the beginning of 1931 the first pistols were ready for testing. Initially it was named WiS (an acronym of the Polish designers’ names), later the name was changed to Vis, meaning “force” in Latin, with the wz.abbreviation for wzór (“model”).[3]
The tests proved that the handgun was very accurate and stable (due to its size and mass, most stresses are absorbed and not passed on the shooter).
While at the same time remaining reliable after firing more than 6,000 rounds.[1] The Vis was generally regarded as one of the best military pistols of that period.
Production started in the state armory Fabryka Broni in Radom in late 1935, and the following year it was introduced as the standard weapon of Polish infantry and cavalry officers.
Successively, other units were to be equipped, and by 1932 all other handguns were scheduled to be withdrawn from service. By mid-1938, it was introduced to the armored and air forces.
Before the Invasion of Poland, approximately 49,400 (out of 90,000 ordered) were delivered to the army.[4]
In addition to the 9mm, there was also a small information series of .45 ACP version, with 7-round magazine, but they were not produced in greater series.[4]
Most probably only for the Argentinian competition the wooden stock-shoulder was issued but it has not survived.[2] A .22 LR variant also existed, but no details are known, and its series was not produced in great numbers.[4]
After the Polish defeat in 1939, the Germans took over the Radom Armory and continued production of the Vis under the new name of 9 mm Pistole 645(p), which was for some reason often rendered as P 35(p) (the suffix “p” means “polnische”)[3] (the German pistols of the first series had inscriptions VIS Mod.35 and P.35(p) on the left side[4]).
Up to 1945, between 312,000 and 380,000 were produced and used by the German paratroopers and police.
Fearing that Polish technicians working in the armory might supply the Home Army with the weapons, the Germans moved production of barrels and final assemble to Steyr-Daimler-Puch in the “Ostmark” (Austria).
However, underground production of Vis barrels was started in Warsaw and Kielce-based Huta Ludwików, and several hundred Vis pistols were assembled of parts smuggled from the factory, delivered to the Home Army and used extensively during the Warsaw Uprising, among others.
Vis pistols made after 1939 were issued in four different series, each with small modifications to simplify production.
In late 1944, all production was moved to the Steyr works in Austria, where the last simplified model of the fourth series was produced (with no inscriptions at all, apart from bnz signature).
The Vis remained in production until April 1945. Generally, the wartime Vis were of much lower quality than the original, and further degrading towards the end of the war.
After the war, production of the pistol was not continued, as the Army of the People’s Republic of Poland used the SovietTT-33 pistol, produced in the former Fabryka Broni in Radom due to Warsaw Pact regulations.
It was considered much inferior to the Vis, especially in ergonomics and reliability,[1] but political considerations and Soviet influence were decisive.
In August 1997, the Łucznik Arms Factory in Radom reintroduced the Vis pistol and produced a small series of some 27 pistols[1] on the basis of the original plans and specifications, mainly for the US collectors’ market.
But it differed from the original pre-war pistols with the shape of the rear sight notch and the Eagle on the slide.[2]
In 2010 another short series was manufactured.[5] In 2012 IWA Radom Factory has presented the piece dated 2010 that was chromium coated instead of proper bluing.
Overview
The Vis pistol is a single-action, hammer-fired, locked-breech design. The control on the slide is a decocking mechanism that releases the hammer while camming the firing pin up into the slide.
There is a grip safety blocking the sear unless fully compressed, but the control in the same position as a thumb safety on a Browning Hi-Power or M1911-style pistol is not a safety.
The take-down lever is used to lock the slide back (as the Browning Hi-Power safety is used) during disassembly to allow removal of the slide release lever.
In later variants, this lever is omitted and the slide must be manually aligned to remove the slide release lever. Once the slide and frame are aligned (by the disassembly lever or manually), the recoil guide is pulled forward to release the slide release lever and allow it to drop free. The slide will then be free to run forward and be removed from the frame.
The magazine catch is to the rear of the trigger guard and not at the heel of the grip in the typical European fashion of the time. A pistol lanyard is installed in the heel position for pistol retention. There is no magazine safety.
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Battle Honors & Streamers
Back when I was in Mr. Reagan’s Army. I was able to sneak a peek at our Regimental Colours. I was in the HHT 1/18th US Cavalry
By the way. A Flag goes up & down the pole. A Colour does not according to my Squadron Sgt. Major. A person even our Colonel was slightly afraid of.
Anyways, I was very impressed by them. So I am going to show a few things about them.
United States
Display of streamers from the Flag of the United States Marine Corps
Display of Streamers on US Army Flags, Colors and Guidons
Consolidation II campaign streamer awarded for deployment to Afghanistan from 12 June 2008 to 1 September 2009 for the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
The United States Army established campaign streamers in 1920, the United States Marine Corps in 1939, the United States Air Force in 1956.
The United States Coast Guard adopted battle streamers in 1968, with the United States Navy following suit in 1971.[1][2]
Many of the practices relative to streamers and their display are similar among the services.
There are, however, differences, particularly regarding the number of streamers and use of embroidered devices.
The Army carries a separate streamer for each important action in all wars in which that service has participated, each embroidered with the name of the action commemorated.
Currently, the Army allows 187[3] streamers, and the Air Force, employing the Army system, carries more than 60.
Unlike the Army-Air Force practice, the Marines and Navy use one ribbon for each war, campaign, or theater of operations.
Specific actions or battles are highlighted by bronze and silver stars embroidered on the ribbon.
The Marine Corps shows more than 40 streamers, the Navy 32, and the Coast Guard uses 43, unadorned by either stars or lettering. Stars on the Marines and Navy streamers follow the practice initiated during the World War II period for ribbons and medals—that is, a bronze service star for each action, and a silver star in lieu of five bronze stars.
The Navy applies stars to appropriate ribbons throughout its history, whereas the Marine Corps uses stars to commemorate service starting from 1900.
The Navy’s Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation, and Meritorious Unit Commendation streamers each carry a red number rather than stars, representing the number of times that the respective award has been conferred upon Navy units.
Generally, streamers are 3 feet (0.91 m) long and 2.75 inches (7.0 cm) wide. Where a medal has been awarded for a particular war or service, the coloring and design of the streamer are the same as the ribbon from which the medal is suspended.
Conflicts and operations for which no medal was issued have ribbons specially designed for use as streamers.
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Campaigns
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the First Barbary Warand the Second Barbary War -
Operations Against West Indian Pirates
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Additionally, units that have been awarded citation or decoration may carry the associated streamer. Foreign awards are last in precedence.
Current US Army policy allows the display of fourrageres and lanyards during ceremonial occasions on the flagstaff of those units authorized.[4]
A foreign unit award medal may also be pinned to the applicable foreign award streamer during ceremonial occasions.[5]
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Chryssoun Aristion Andrias (Bravery Gold Medal of Greece) -
Luxembourg War Cross(WWII) -
Listing of the Campaigns of the U.S. Army
Displayed on the Army Flag- Home
- Unit History
- Organizational History
- Historical Resources
- The Campaigns of the U.S. Army
- Listing of Campaigns
Revolutionary War (16 Streamers)
- Lexington 19 April 1775
- Ticonderoga 10 May 1775
- Boston 17 June 1775-17 March 1776
- Quebec 28 August 1775-3 July 1776
- Charleston 28-29 June 1776; 29 March-12 May 1780
- Long Island 26-29 August 1776
- Trenton 26 December 1776
- Princeton 3 January 1777
- Saratoga 2 July-17 October 1777
- Brandywine 11 September 1777
- Germantown 4 October 1777
- Monmouth 28 June 1778
- Savannah 29 December 1778; 16 September-10 October 1779
- Cowpens 17 January 1781
- Guilford Court House 15 March 1781
- Yorktown 28 September-19 October 1781
War of 1812 (6 Streamers)
- Canada 18 June 1812-17 February 1815
- Chippewa 5 July 1814
- Lundy’s Lane 25 July 1814
- Bladensburg 17-29 August 1814
- McHenry 13 September 1814
- New Orleans 23 September 1814-8 January 1815
Mexican War (10 Streamers)
- Palo Alto 8 May 1846
- Resaca de la Palma 9 May 1846
- Monterey 21 September 1846
- Buena Vista 22-23 February 1847
- Vera Cruz 9-29 March 1847
- Cerro Gordo 17 April 1847
- Contreras 18-20 August 1847
- Churubusco 20 August 1847
- Molino del Rey 8 September 1847
- Chapultepec 13 September 1847
Civil War (25 Streamers)
- Sumter 12-13 April 1861
- Bull Run 16-22 July 1861
- Henry & Donelson 6-16 February 1862
- Mississippi River 6 February 1862-9 July 1863
- Peninsula 17 March-3 August 1862
- Shiloh 6-7 April 1862
- Valley 15 May-17 June 1862
- Manassas 7 August-2 September 1862
- Antietam 3-17 September 1862
- Fredericksburg 9 November-15 December 1862
- Murfreesborough 26 December 1862-4 January 1863
- Chancellorsville 27 April-6 May 1863
- Gettysburg 29 June-3 July 1863
- Vicksburg 29 March-4 July 1863
- Chickamauga 16 August-22 September 1863
- Chattanooga 23-27 November 1863
- Wilderness 4-7 May 1864
- Atlanta 7 May-2 September 1864
- Spotsylvania 8-21 May 1864
- Cold Harbor 22 May-3 June 1864
- Petersburg 4 June 1864-2 April 1865
- Shenandoah 7 August-28 November 1864
- Franklin 17-30 November 1864
- Nashville 1-16 December 1864
- Appomattox 3-9 April 1865
Indian Wars (14 Streamers)
- Miami January 1790-August 1795
- Tippecanoe 21 September-18 November 1811
- Creeks 27 July 1813-August 1814; February 1836-July 1837
- Seminoles 20 November 1817-31 October 1818; 28 December 1835-14 August 1842; 15 December 1855-May 1858
- Black Hawk 26 April-20 September 1832
- Comanches 1867-1875
- Modocs 1872-1873
- Apaches 1873; 1885-1886
- Little Big Horn 1876-1877
- Nez Perces 1877
- Bannocks 1878
- Cheyennes 1878-1879
- Utes September 1879-November 1880
- Pine Ridge November 1890-January 1891
War with Spain (3 Streamers)
- Santiago 22 June-11 July 1898
- Puerto Rico 25 July-13 August 1898
- Manila 31 July-13 August 1898
China Relief Expedition (3 Streamers)
- Tientsin 13 July 1900
- Yang-tsun 6 August 1900
- Peking 14-15 August 1900
Philippine Insurrection (11 Streamers)
- Manila 4 February-17 March 1899
- Iloilo 8-12 February 1899
- Malolos 24 March-16 August 1899
- Laguna de Bay 8-17 April 1899
- San Isidro 12 April-30 May 1899; 15 October-19 November 1899
- Zapote River 13 June 1899
- Cavite 7-13 October 1899; 4 January-9 February 1900
- Tarlac 5-20 November 1899
- San Fabian 6-19 November 1899
- Mindanao 4 July 1902-31 December 1904; 22 October 1905
- Jolo 1-24 May 1905; 6-8 March 1906; 6 August 1906; 11-15 June 1913
World War I (13 Streamers)
- Cambrai 20 November-4 December 1917
- Somme Defensive 21 March-6 April 1918
- Lys 9-27 April 1918
- Aisne 27 May-5 June 1918
- Montdidier-Noyon 9-13 June 1918
- Champagne-Marne 15-18 July 1918
- Aisne-Marne 18 July-6 August 1918
- Somme Offensive 8 August-11 November 1918
- Oise-Aisne 18 August-11 November 1918
- Ypres-Lys 19 August-11 November 1918
- St. Mihiel 12-16 September 1918
- Meuse-Argonne 26 September-11 November 1918
- Vittorio Veneto 24 October-4 November 1918
World War II (38 Streamers)
WWII – American Theater (1 Streamer)
- Antisubmarine 7 December 1941-2 September 1945
WWII – Asiatic-Pacific Theater (21 Streamers)
- Philippine Islands 7 December 1941-10 May 1942
- Burma, 1942 7 December 1941-26 May 1942
- Central Pacific 7 December 1941-6 December 1943
- East Indies 1 January-22 July 1942
- India-Burma 2 April 1942-28 January 1945
- Air Offensive, Japan 17 April 1942-2 September 1945
- Aleutian Islands 3 June 1942-24 August 1943
- China Defensive 4 July 1942-4 May 1945
- Papua 23 July 1942-23 January 1943
- Guadalcanal 7 August 1942-21 February 1943
- New Guinea 24 January 1943-31 December 1944
- Northern Solomons 22 February 1943-21 November 1944
- Eastern Mandates 31 January-14 June 1944
- Bismarck Archipelago 15 December 1943-27 November 1944
- Western Pacific 15 June 1944-2 September 1945
- Leyte 17 October 1944-1 July 1945
- Luzon 15 December 1944-4 July 1945
- Central Burma 29 January-15 July 1945
- Southern Philippines 27 February-4 July 1945
- Ryukyus 26 March-2 July 1945
- China Offensive 5 May-2 September 1945
WWII – European-African-Middle Eastern Theater (16 Streamers)
- Egypt-Libya 11 June 1942-12 February 1943
- Air Offensive, Europe 4 July 1942-5 June 1944
- Algeria-French Morocco 8-11 November 1942
- Tunisia 17 November 1942-13 May 1943
- Sicily 9 July-17 August 1943
- Naples-Foggia 18 August 1943-21 January 1944 (Air); 9 September 1943-21 January 1944 (Ground)
- Anzio 22 January-24 May 1944
- Rome-Arno 22 January-9 September 1944
- Normandy 6 June-24 July 1944
- Northern France 25 July-14 September 1944
- Southern France 15 August-14 September 1944
- Northern Apennines 10 September 1944-4 April 1945
- Rhineland 15 September 1944-21 March 1945
- Ardennes-Alsace 16 December 1944-25 January 1945
- Central Europe 22 March-11 May 1945
- Po Valley 5 April-8 May 1945
Korean War (10 Streamers)
- UN Defensive 27 June-15 September 1950
- UN Offensive 16 September-2 November 1950
- CCF Intervention 3 November 1950-24 January 1951
- First UN Counteroffensive 25 January-21 April 1951
- CCF Spring Offensive 22 April-8 July 1951
- UN Summer-Fall Offensive 9 July-27 November 1951
- Second Korean Winter 28 November 1951-30 April 1952
- Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 1 May-30 November 1952
- Third Korean Winter 1 December 1952-30 April 1953
- Korea, Summer 1953 1 May-27 July 1953
Vietnam War (17 Streamers)
- Advisory 15 March 1962-7 March 1965
- Defense 8 March-24 December 1965
- Counteroffensive 25 December 1965-30 June 1966
- Counteroffensive, Phase II 1 July 1966-31 May 1967
- Counteroffensive, Phase III 1 June 1967-29 January 1968
- Tet Counteroffensive 30 January-1 April 1968
- Counteroffensive, Phase IV 2 April-30 June 1968
- Counteroffensive, Phase V 1 July-1 November 1968
- Counteroffensive, Phase VI 2 November 1968-22 February 1969
- Tet 69/Counteroffensive 23 February-8 June 1969
- Summer-Fall 1969 9 June-31 October 1969
- Winter-Spring 1970 1 November 1969-30 April 1970
- Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1 May-30 June 1970
- Counteroffensive, Phase VII 1 July 1970-31 June 1971
- Consolidation I 1 July-30 November 1971
- Consolidation II 1 December 1971-29 March 1972
- Cease-Fire 30 March 1972-28 January 1973
Armed Forces Expeditions (4 Streamers)
- Dominican Republic 28 April 1965-21 September 1966
- Grenada 23 October-21 November 1983
- Panama 20 December 1989-31 January 1990
- Somalia 5 December 1992-31 March 1995
Southwest Asia (3 Streamers)
- Defense of Saudi Arabia 2 August 1990-16 January 1991
- Liberation and Defense of Kuwait 17 January-11 April 1991
- Cease-Fire 12 April 1991-30 November 1995
Kosovo (2 Streamers)
- Kosovo Air Campaign 24 March – 10 June 1999
- Kosovo Defense Campaign 11 June 1999 – 31 December 2013
War on Terrorism (13 Streamers)
- Global War on Terrorism 11 September 2001 – (Closing date to be determined)
Afghanistan (5 Streamers)
- Liberation of Afghanistan 11 September 2001 – 30 November 2001
- Consolidation I 1 December 2001 – 30 September 2006
- Consolidation II 1 October 2006 -30 November 2009
- Consolidation III 1 December 2009 – 30 June 2011
- Transition I 1 July 2011 – 31 December 2014
- Transition II 1 January 2015 – (Closing date to be determined, not authorized for display)
Iraq (7 Streamers)
- Liberation of Iraq 19 March 2003 – 1 May 2003
- Transition of Iraq 2 May 2003 – 28 June 2004
- Iraqi Governance 29 June 2004 – 15 December 2005
- National Resolution 16 December 2005 – 9 January 2007
- Iraqi Surge 10 January 2007 -31 December 2008
- Iraqi Sovereignty 1 January 2009 – 31 August 2010
- New Dawn 1 September 2010 – 31 December 2011
Also here is something to piss off the SJW Folks!
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For me this looks like an ideal “Belly Gun” to these tired old eyes.
.35 S&W Auto
| .35 Smith & Wesson | ||||||||
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| Type | Pistol | |||||||
| Place of origin | United States | |||||||
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| Designed | 1912 | |||||||
| Manufacturer | Smith & Wesson | |||||||
| Produced | 1913- | |||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, straight | |||||||
| Bullet diameter | .32[1] | |||||||
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| Source(s): “Textbook of Automatic Pistols” [2] | ||||||||
The .35 Smith & Wesson (S&W) is a centerfire pistol cartridge developed in 1912 for the newly designed Model 1913 self-loading pocket pistol intended to compete with the Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless .32 ACP and Model 1908 .380 ACP pistols.
The .35 caliber name implied a cartridge of diameter directly between those two popular calibers. Actual bullet diameters were .312 for the .32 ACP and the .35 S&W,[3] and .355 for the .380 ACP.
Despite possible reliability problems, .35 S&W pistols can fire .32 ACP ammunition.[3]The advanced features of the Model 1913 failed to compensate for the earlier availability of the Colt pistols.
Gun purchasers were skeptical about a non-standard cartridge when .32 ACP ammunition was widely available.[2] Approximately 8350 Model 1913 had been made when production stopped about 1921.
Smith & Wesson shifted production to their Model 32 self-loading pistol chambered for the .32 ACP from 1924 to 1937. No other firearms were chambered for the .35 S&W, and the cartridge is considered obsolete.
The bullets are rather unusual with a full diameter un-jacketed lead-alloy surface enclosed within the case, and a sub-caliber jacket encasing the exposed nose with a rounded form for reliable loading
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Proposed Ammo Ban!
Scared you huh? Just kidding!
Now in spite of the recent attempt of the Anti Gun Folks effects to give us a hard time lately. (I have to give them credit thou. It was pretty crafty to go after the Ammo Supply. You Sneaky Bastards!)
The average American has a vast ocean of choices to choose on what kind of ammo to feed their guns with.
Back in the days. (God what a bullshit term that this) Since you basically had only a few real sources of ammo available.
Remington , Norma, Winchester, Western and a few others, Besides the huge amount of surplus ammo that was for sale. The good news back then was it was all relatively cheap too.
This almost makes me sick. Looking at this prices compared to what we have to pay today!
Now if you were a cheap Bastard as I am.
If you looked around some pretty hard at some very strange places at times.
You could find stuff like Surplus 30-06 for around 5 bucks or even less per ammo can full.
There was also it seemed to me. An ocean of 9 mm ammo and AK-47 ammo too to be had also at very reasonable prices.
But sadly those days are waning away.
But on the other side of the coin. It was not the best stuff in the world either. A lot of it having corrosive primers. That and a lot of it, You would have to throw away for safety reasons. 
Also the bullets them selves would not always work the way you wanted. When you went out shooting with it.
Like the time I shot at a wild pig and found out that 30-06 AP ammo would go right thru the pig. The pig then decided that it wanted to go see Oregon and almost made it. (This occurrence happened down in the San Diego Area by the way. Almost 30 years ago.)
But now a days. It is a whole different picture. When folks at Hornady came around & basically revolutionized the science of bullet making. Since in the ancient days. If you wanted you get consist results with your ammo. Then you had to reload your own.
Now these brands work for me. Hopefully they might work out all right for you also.
But I suggest that you do your checking own deciding about this. Because you never know how Senile I just might be.
Sellier & Bellot – I have tried their Pistol ammo and it does a good job. It’s from the Czech Republic.
Fiocchi – Another good source of reliable pistol ammo
Hornady – Inventor of the 6.5 Creedmoore Round. I think that they are the gold standard right now.
Winchester- I have been using them for a while now. Generally they do a good if unspectacular job.
