| From: CCHH
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| Date: 18-Nov-17 |
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Came across this randomly.
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| From: JLBSparks
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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If you look at it again, Rambo's "explosive" heads were step drills.
-Joe
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| From: Shifty
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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Its on you-tube, just search for 1961 Archery in the Army.
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| From: rock74
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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"If you look at it again, Rambo's "explosive" heads were step drills. "
They were Razorbacks with the covers painted copper.
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| From: GF
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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https://m.youtube.com/results? search_query=1961+archery+in+the+army&sp=CAASAggA
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| From: ahunter55
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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My Archery was in the Navy, 1959.
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| From: T4HALO
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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All he wanted was something to eat....anything wrong with a guy needing something to eat???
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| From: Zmonster
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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Mine was 45 years later
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| From: CCHH
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| Date: 19-Nov-17 |
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sorry link didnt show up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOM4IQjQtM4
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| From: JLBSparks
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| Date: 20-Nov-17 |
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DAMMIT, MAN!! Maybe I am the one that needs to look at Rambo, again. It's only been 8 or 10 years.
-Joe
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| From: Liquid Amber
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| Date: 21-Nov-17 |
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I wrote an article on the subject of bows used in combat titled "Silent, Flashless Weapons," for the DEC/JAN 2010 TBM. Northwestern University[1943] was asked to develop a "Silent, Flashless Weapon" to kill sentries. Dr. Paul L. Klopsteg headed up the project that worked on two crossbows, but the project was disbanded before they could be tested in combat.
The use of bows in modern combat is an interesting topic but the weapon its self has such limiting issues that its more a novelty than having any real value. Articles showing the bow in military training or using it have been published in a number of old archery magazines. No real meat in any of them.
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| From: ahunter55
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| Date: 22-Nov-17 |
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Used on river boats in nam to burn congs shacks.
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| From: ahunter55
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| Date: 22-Nov-17 |
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burn baby burn
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| From: Liquid Amber
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| Date: 23-Nov-17 |
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Both photos are of Lieutenant Commander Donald D. Sheppard, circa 1967. You can find several slightly different versions of the photo where he is wearing a short sleeved shirt. Some of the captions use the term "depict." All but one image show him with bow drawn right handed. None show anything more than Sheppard with a drawn bow.
I suspect these photos were staged for the article.
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| From: larryhatfield
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| Date: 23-Nov-17 |
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The U.S. Army ordered some bows from Damon Howatt in 1961. They were a mix of Hunter and Hi-Speed models. We built and shipped them, and never heard from them again.
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| From: Liquid Amber
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| Date: 23-Nov-17 |
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""Interestingly, one of the Amazon.com reviewers (Thomas P. Stiller) implies to have known Sheppard and said, “The history surrounding Don Sheppard is incorrect. Don was actually the Commander of RIVRON 5, Section 51, part of Task Force 116.1, the most decorated unit in Viet Nam. Don did not usually participate in patrols. Every time he was on my boat PBR-39 was for a photo op. One time he was on the cover of the Navy Times with a flaming arrow starting hutches on fire with this primitive device…bull…the guy not in the picture was behind me using a flame thrower, starting the fires. This is one of several instances for photo ops, the rest I will not indicate.”"
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| From: 1/2miledrag
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| Date: 25-Nov-17 |
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I wonder where that bow used in the article is now? Staged or not, it would be cool to shoot that same bow.
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| From: JDinPA
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| Date: 16-Feb-24 |
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Glad I didn't see that when I was a kid. I would have worked out someway to fling kerosene soaked river punks on the river. I might have burnt down Washington's Crossing PA !
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