Troopers training to carry submachine guns at Logan (MP-5's)

boston.com (old story, cached on Yahoo) ^ | 5/1/2003 | AP

[wardaddy]

Well considering I spent most of my adult life there...and Gurkhas at a distance do look a little like Peruvian Indians....well sort of...maybe...

...oh what the hell....I was up at 6:30 and you know what time I signed off last nite after our "man show" fun...

[archy]

I need a claymore for my nightstand too.

They come two to the bag. I always wanted one that read *Front toward bill collectors*

A Claymore with a 4.5 second M33 *tennisball* grenade fuze makes a real interesting late-night party favor. Point toward muzzle flashes, remove pin and duck into a deep hole or around the corner of a building. Serve while hot.

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[heckler]

As far as I know both the FBI and HK call them MP10 but thats just a SWAG. I'll check HK's website.

[heckler]

HK's wbsite sucks. According to HKPRO.com the proper designation is MP5/10 and in the case of the .40 HK5/40.

[MattAMiller]

I agree but we shouldn't have cops just marching around with guns of this nature. There may be an innocent explanation for why a cop would have an AR-15 with him, but I wouldn't find it a comforting sight. Not because I'd be worried about the cop shooting me, but I'd be concerned about his reasons for having such a weapon. There's a fairly good chance it was just to intimidate people.

[archy]

Gurkhas at a distance do look a little like Peruvian Indians...

Indeed. And the Gurkhas have long operated in the former British Guyana keeping Guatamalan thoughts of conquest at bay, and in Peru around Ayacucho as well, where they do get along just dandy with the Quichua. After all, they're all Sons of the Mountains.

They get along pretty good with American Apaches, Tarahumara and Jova, too....

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[Squantos]

LMAO....Per the picture ya shared of your family with me (disclaimer) that does kinda look like her.........:o)

I'm gonna get an asswhuppin ain't I ?

Stay Safe !

[PatrioticAmerican]

#115 - That'll do, but she's not a pretty, though. ;>

[archy]

There may be an innocent explanation for why a cop would have an AR-15 with him, but I wouldn't find it a comforting sight. Not because I'd be worried about the cop shooting me, but I'd be concerned about his reasons for having such a weapon. There's a fairly good chance it was just to intimidate people.

I figure if I need one, or more likely, more ammo for the one I already have, cops running around will make a dandy resupply source. Of course, I'd expect them to be no longer running around at that point, nor to have any use for weapons, ammunition, or anything else of this world.

But I wish they took better care of their equipment if it's eventually going to come my way. I hate seeing good gear ruined.

[archy]

and Gurkhas at a distance do look a little like Peruvian Indians....well sort of...maybe...

Darn, it is hard to tell....

[Travis McGee]

In my book I've just been calling it a the FBI 10mm MP-5.

I write it that a special ATF unit has them, and it's a significant clue when 10mm brass is found near a murder.

[wardaddy]

The main thing i remember about my ol Belize days...back before it got so damn popular (when Price was El Jefe the first go around), is the harriers at the airport. And the Brit soldiers were a rowdy bunch at the local "gentleman's establishments". Hooliganism is not just for their soccer fans.

We rode motorcycles over to Tikal and had to pay tribute to some damn poorly armed Guerrs twice. The old pipe across the road tollbooth....late 70s.

[wardaddy]

If my wife imbibes enuff red wine....she can be that gal..right down to the black La Perla undies....only slightly more petite and her hair is usually down...

......and most importantly...she's a wheelgun person for home use much like her well trained slave....me.

Don't anybody let that sweet glowing pic with Rocky on my homepage fool anybody. My wife knows how to turn on the Tallulah Bankhead mode pretty damn fast. She is Southern....after all....true butternut thru and thru.

[wardaddy]

Look for the cheeks bulging with coca leaves I guess......and of course those small cutlasses stand out on Gurkhas. I assume they still carry them.

[Squantos]

Yeah she's a purdy lady indeed.....just didn't know quite how to word it from the pic ya posted of a girl in her undies :o)

Hey BTW did ya see my suggestion about the snorkel ? I had to make an extension on my Toy's diff vent to relocate it up under the hood to prevent deep water damage to the differential.

Stay Safe !

[Travis McGee]

There are many fascinating parallels between the folks raised above 10,000 feet both in the Andes and the Himilayas. Mountains and high cold plains really leave a mark.

[archy]

Look for the cheeks bulging with coca leaves I guess......and of course those small cutlasses stand out on Gurkhas. I assume they still carry them.

The knives are known as *kukris*, and as it was once a radio callsign for me, that'd be my screenname here at FR if someone else hadn't beat me to it. Oh yes, they still carry them. One of the nominations for a Victoria Cross for the recent operations in Afghanistan involved one, so I'm told....

[wardaddy]

They seem to have a great propensity for a big wide genuine grin.

I assume you've had experience with them. I can envision that big grin is the last some hapless bad guy sees right before he is eviscerated or his melon cleaved like a green coconut.

[wardaddy]

I got sick up here and my high altitude days have never been the same since:

Sierra Nevada about 40 miles due south of Santa Marta...above 15K for too damn long.

[archy]

The main thing i remember about my ol Belize days...back before it got so damn popular (when Price was El Jefe the first go around), is the harriers at the airport. And the Brit soldiers were a rowdy bunch at the local "gentleman's establishments". Hooliganism is not just for their soccer fans.

Well, it might be a little rougher now than you recall, but tempers have been a bit testy of late.You are invited to guess who else was involved, not mentioned in the story....

Yeah, it was interesting thereabouts during the *Snowcap* days....

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