[harpseal]

Regarding having personal sidearms in Naval Special warfare in my day which I suppose some would consider only a few years from days of flintlocks and cutlasses we were always equipped with personal weapons. Among these were Toakarevs, numerous revolvers, and various rifles. I know it has been a long time but about the only equipment we did not have available was the obsolescent stuff like the horned helmets dragon ships and battleaxes and no we did not swear allegiance to Odin either.

Of course my day was a whole lot less politically correct than it is now.

[Travis McGee]

I loved the ancient brown-blued S&W .38s we used to have, I think they had 5" barrels.

When I shot them I felt just like Humphrey Bogart.

Of course we had much more 'high tech and up to date' handguns as well, S&W Model 39s with hushpuppies, and some loose old .45s left over from WW2 I think.

No wonder we brought our own pistols!!!

[sneakypete]

about the only equipment we did not have available was the obsolescent stuff like the horned helmets dragon ships and battleaxes

I do know one guy who carried a custom-made tommahawk in the bush.