Back When Gun Rags Were More Than Rags...

**VooDoo6Actual** · 02-19-11, 10:49

The Toes are a NO GO for me...

**RogerinTPA** · 02-19-11, 11:54

Grew up reading SOF in high school in the late 70's. That mag was great. The toes on that woman is definitely a No Go!

**militarymoron** · 02-19-11, 12:28

Originally Posted by Iraqgunz

I went to the SOF convention twice when it was in Vegas. Despite what anyone says, the demos and the guns and gear for sale were awesome. This predates the SAR Show and other stuff out there.

i went there once or twice as well - i remember looking at an MP5SD sitting on a table for $5K and thought 'man, that's crazy - who's going to pay THAT price?'.
i wish i would have.
also, i don't think i've seen so many guys with berets and moustaches in one place since then.

**SteyrAUG** · 02-19-11, 14:21

Originally Posted by variablebinary

Sick. Imagine playing footsie with that on a chilly Utah night.

Originally Posted by Redmanfms

Ugh, monkey toes!!!

Originally Posted by HOPLOETHOS

The Toes are a NO GO for me...

HOMOS everywhere.

lol

**SteyrAUG** · 02-19-11, 14:28

Originally Posted by Iraqgunz

I think I still have that one issue with the Uzi as well! Holy shit do I remember those days. I was only a teen, but I was at the Readmore bookstore thumbing through all the gun mags back then.

I had a friend who was a little older and he used to give me his used SOF mags when he was done.

I went to the SOF convention twice when it was in Vegas. Despite what anyone says, the demos and the guns and gear for sale were awesome. This predates the SAR Show and other stuff out there.

Yep, great days.

Spending all day Saturday at the mall (remember when we went to those?) and much of it at the newsstand (another dead and gone institution).

I was even so lucky as to have a newsstand that sold malts and egg creams. So I'd have arm full of magazines such as SOF, Shotgun News, Warriors, Black Belt and Inside Kung Fu and a chocolate malt. Great times.

**ucrt** · 02-19-11, 14:39

Originally Posted by TRIDENT82

..... Nazi paratroop regiment's knife that folds more like a butterfly than a traditional folder does,...
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Trident ,
I remember seeing those knives. I read years ago in some knife magazine that those knives were, "imaginary" knives because the Nazi never carried anything like that. Have you ever heard that before?

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**ALCOAR** · 02-19-11, 16:22

Originally Posted by ucrt

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Trident ,
I remember seeing those knives. I read years ago in some knife magazine that those knives were, "imaginary" knives because the Nazi never carried anything like that. Have you ever heard that before?

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I am pretty sure these knives were actually carried, nazi insignia, and writings are pretty accurate. This is a perfect example of why I am such a fan of German engineering.

Note: I am not a Nazi, nor am I affiliated with the group

eta..ucrt sent me a link that appears to dispel the legitimacy of this knife being actually used by Nazi paratroops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantographic_knife

**TOrrock** · 02-19-11, 16:37

I still have a collection of the old SOF mags from about '80-'92/'93.

I really miss what that magazine was. What other magazine would send "correspondents" in to Afghanistan and smuggle out an AKS-74 AND 5.45x39mm ammo out and donate it to the CIA?

Or send their guys to El Salvadore, Rhodesia, South Africa, Angola, Lebanon......they lost a few guys doing it.

Robert K. Brown personally flew down to Guatemala to try to get Barry Sadler out and to a 1st class medic, but was unable to save him.