Old Army Gadgets

This is a spot for posting those old photos of your service days, your favorite tractor, whatever...Don't be shy we all love looking at pictures! No Nekkid People though, this is a "G" rated site!

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Old Army Gadgets

Unread post by Rainman » January 31st, 2013, 12:23 pm

Saw one of these on ebay, though I would have spotted it at a distance at a show.
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Think they were standard issue in radio shelters and day rooms too :D
Maybe they still are?
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Unread post by rickf » January 31st, 2013, 1:00 pm

Ashtray with holders for cigarettes and cigars.
I doubt they still are.
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Unread post by halftracknut » January 31st, 2013, 1:03 pm

Private Pyle...Winstons taste good like a -- cigarette should....and don't leave home without your Zippo! :wink:
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Unread post by 199th mp » January 31st, 2013, 2:09 pm

i still have my zippo from the nam, did any of you guys hang on to yours from your service days?

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Unread post by Mr. Recovery » January 31st, 2013, 2:53 pm

I had 2 zippos, one for the field and one for off duty. :) still have my old Army Dog Tags somewhere around here. 8)

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Unread post by lablover » January 31st, 2013, 3:27 pm

Any of you guys still smoke???

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Unread post by Mr. Recovery » January 31st, 2013, 3:36 pm

Is that a loaded question?? :lol: I still puff on a cigar now and then. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it! :)

I found the Dog Tags, the old Army ones from 1960 to 1966, and the Air Force ones from 1980 to 1995. 8)
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Unread post by tbanks » January 31st, 2013, 4:05 pm

You know thats why I love sites like this.The living history that you guys represent is amazing.My uncle was a WWII vet, went a shore DDay plus 5 and was in Germany till after the war and I loved to hear him talk about it as a kid.Probably what sparked my life long love of military history.

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Unread post by SEABEE62 » January 31st, 2013, 4:09 pm

Rick is a good example of Military History.... :twisted: Seabee
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Unread post by Rainman » January 31st, 2013, 6:21 pm

Not that it's any surprise to fellow members here, but I was more of a Nimrod kinda guy.
They sold Nimrods at the PX...
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I also used this Zenith I had found, complete with the classic "in country" engravings.

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Upside down it looks as if the woman was scratching herself. :roll:

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I quit smoking cigarettes 10 or 11 years ago. It so was easier to smoke when packs were 35 cents and cartons were $2.85 at the PX.

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Unread post by rickf » January 31st, 2013, 7:25 pm

I still have my originals I think. Have no idea where, buried in a box I am sure. I had several of them but only one was engraved. The engraving was nowhere hear as good as the knock offs. I also have a Nimrod, they were great lighters, wind, rain, no matter. They lit. I quit smoking 28 years ago and the only thing I miss is not having a lighter nearby to light the torch. :roll: I don't think the Nimrod would be a good choice for that task.
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Unread post by toptiger » February 1st, 2013, 3:47 am

oddly, I am wearing my Army {no tooth notch} dog tags from 1965 today. You see, when I am in florida I am usually alone so just to be sure should I fall dead somewhere they will find them and at least know who I am. I had another tag made up with phone numbers and emails and put it on the chain. I used them when I did my solo flights all over the USA over 8 years time, too.
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Thing is when I returned to Europe last week, I forgot to remove them so....
I found it interesting that the three metal detectors at airports didn't go off.

I also have my original zippo, the chrome is well worn off now to polished copper as we would put them on the avionics bay between the seats and the helicopter vibrations would rub off the chrome.
Here is the front side with an in-country fix when the hinge broke, aircraft safety wire! The back of it has almost no chrome left.
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I also have several fake ones given to me by friends over the years that were made in Vn after we all left to be sold to tourists.

I stopped smoking cigarettes after VN but then took up cigars and pipes until about 5 years ago when I stopped that too.
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