During my Gewehr 1872 “research” I came across several references to “kill marks” on weapons. Can anyone furnish a photo of such marks? Was this a common practice? I’ve never heard of this for “grunts,” only artillerymen and fighter pilots.
During my Gewehr 1872 “research” I came across several references to “kill marks” on weapons. Can anyone furnish a photo of such marks? Was this a common practice? I’ve never heard of this for “grunts,” only artillerymen and fighter pilots.
Fantasy bull shite
We're not saying it's out of the realm of possibility in war but how would you ever prove it? Anybody can scratch lines on a rifle stock and say look kill marks give me an extra $1,000. Plus any military around the world at that time most of that was strictly forbidden because you altering a weapon issued too you and paid by your country. And not only that would any German Soldier want to surrender a weapon to an American or Russian soldier with a bunch of tally kill marks on their rifle stock?
If that unforsaken soul was lucky he would get a quick bullet and a quick death if he was unlucky he would probably get beat to death with the buttstock of that rifle and that rifle's barrel shoved up his a$$.
As I said American soldiers being exposed to Hollywood Bull shite might do that sort of thing, but not under my command because, I would not tolerate it.
During the Gulf war I had members of my battalion scout platoon that I caught using a dead Iraqi for " trophy photos".
The NCO, in charge, a Staff Sergeant, who had allowed this to take place, received a Field Grade Article 15, and a bar to reenlistment, for conduct unbecoming an American soldier.
I made the scouts bury the dead man properly, after I told them, in extremely vulgar language, how fucking disgusting their conduct was.
..would any German Soldier want to surrender a weapon to an American or Russian soldier with a bunch of tally kill marks on their rifle stock?
If that unforsaken soul was lucky he would get a quick bullet and a quick death if he was unlucky he would probably get beat to death with the buttstock of that rifle and that rifle's barrel shoved up his a$$.
We're not saying it's out of the realm of possibility in war but how would you ever prove it? Anybody can scratch lines on a rifle stock and say look kill marks give me an extra $1,000. Plus any military around the world at that time most of that was strictly forbidden because you altering a weapon issued too you and paid by your country. And not only that would any German Soldier want to surrender a weapon to an American or Russian soldier with a bunch of tally kill marks on their rifle stock?
If that unforsaken soul was lucky he would get a quick bullet and a quick death if he was unlucky he would probably get beat to death with the buttstock of that rifle and that rifle's barrel shoved up his a$$.
Hey, what’s this “shoot the German” stuff. I was German until 1964!While we might take time to examine a rifle, the Russians would not bother looking for "KILL MARKS". They would just shoot the German, without thinking and move on......