I didn’t “forget” I more than likely never knew the difference. As I said I was a kid in the USAF and aside from knowing the destructive power of our aircraft, which I never flew (but guarded on occasion, I barely knew what end of the “gun” the f’n bullet came out. Nor did I care.
It was the early 1960’s, America ruled, the skies were blue, the women were easy and the drinks were cheap in the UK. What more would a hormone driven 18 yr old be interested in....?
I graduated High School in ‘63. Had it not been for the Chess Team at college, I would probably have missed the entire decade ... just sayin’.
BTW, the revolver in the lower left of that picture at the start, the one that's black with a brown wooden grip looks like it might be one of those Nagant pistols.
Nope, now that I’ve looked more closely, it’s a Webley; British made.