Action Marine and Action Sailor

Several of the weapons are by 21st Century Toys.  Action Sailor in this pose has an M1 Carbine.  Action Marine has a Reising submachine gun.

The Reising submachine gun was issued to the USMC in World War Two but it was not popular because it jammed when dirty.  Not good for a weapon in the jungle.  They were withdrawn and issued to police departments, private security and they performed well, because they were easy to keep clean in an urban environment.

GI Joe action .30 caliber machine gun.  With US Navy ammo box.  Note the single army of the tripod is to the front, which is correct.  Two legs better absorb the recoil of the gun than one leg.  Also the machine gun can be attached to the crossbar on the two legs and that can be used to fire it using a map for indirect fire or at night with pre-planned fires.

GI Joe Action Marine with flamethrower.  Inside a bunker the flamethrower did not have to burn you to death, the fire was so hot it would use up all the oxygen in a confined space and you would suffocate from lack of air.

The flamethrower weighted almost 100 pounds and so was only donned when use was immanent.  They were typically deployed in a two man team.  The second man was there to turn on and turn off the pressure valve on the back of the unit, in the small center gas tank.

The Action Sailor has a Colt .45 M1911 pistol.  It was in use by the US military for about 100 years.  During World War Two many companies made them, including the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

Sometimes on patrol in the jungle, Marines would wear the soft cap rather than the helmet because the helmet would make noise as the helmet scrapped against trees and brush.

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