Proper airgun Military training

[ptdunk]

Apparently early SAS/Malayan scouts shot darts at each other with air rifles while practicing Jungle stalking.
That sounds like great fun. Note the fencing masks.

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Cheers,
Matt

[WebleyWombler]

Wonder what rifles used, top one looks Diana 25 ish but bottom one more Slavia 618?

[Garvin]

Fantastic finding, Matt! That's a new one on me.

[Garvin]

Bet those masks were bloody uncomfortable in the heat! But necessary.

[Geezer]

Wonder what rifles used, top one looks Diana 25 ish but bottom one more Slavia 618?

Small BSF, maybe?

[silva]

I had heard they used Webley Juniors, but perhaps they just used what they could find locally.

[WebleyWombler]

I had heard they used Webley Juniors, but perhaps they just used what they could find locally.

I have heard the same but that rifle on the left of the bottom picture has cannelures at the breech end of the cylinder. Something the Webley didn't have

[r1danny]

Wonder what rifles used, top one looks Diana 25 ish but bottom one more Slavia 618?

Bottom one more likely a full size CZ236 like the one in link below but hard to be sure. They have a manual safety at the back of the receiver/action which you flick from left to right or vice versa.

http://www.vzduchovka.cz/prehled/30100/30100.html

[oldcurmudgeon]

The guy on the right is also holding an air rifle, what make l am not sure Diana or Webley.

[ptdunk]

The guy on the right is also holding an air rifle, what make l am not sure Diana or Webley.

He’s also rubbing his head so maybe a dart found a way through.