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Originally Posted by George Lander
I had another pleasant lunch today with my friend and spent most of the afternoon listening to his stories. He was a friend of Col. William Fairbairn and Capt. Peter Mason of what is now the British SAS. I heard lots of good stories about them & looked over the album of photos taken of Carbine Williams on his trip to Hollywood for the making on the movie. I remembered to take some pictures of Dillinger's Parker which I will try to figure out how to post here.
Best Regards, George
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--That style knife was featured in the 1959 movie classic: "The Bridge On The River Kwai"- Perhaps AKA as the "Fairbairn-Sykes Commando knife-- I believe Jimmy Stewart was the actor chosen to portray Carbine Williams in that movie. His design was good for that time, like the BAR is was magazine fed, unlike the clip fed M-1 Garand. Too bad it was not adopted for better ammo with more stopping power at carbine ranges (200-300 yards)- that weapon in 7.62x39 would have been superb- I have a older (1978 era) Ruger 10/22, scoped, and it has the same sweet handling characteristics as does the M-1 Carbine as designed by Mr. Williams-I love it for shooting inside farm buildings for rodents, coons and woodchucks- with CCI mini-Mag HP rounds. I have often wondered if the late Bill Ruger may have copied somewhat the M-1 carbine when he designed his 10/22, just as he may well have copied (sans the toggle bolt) Georg Luger's P-08 design with his .22 pistol--
