Viet Cong Weapons Display

trenchwarfare · 8th November 2012, 05:19 AM

Here's a few shots of a display I set up, at the recent Houston Gunshow. A bit O.T., with the modern guns and grenades. However, there are a few ethnographic pieces scattered about. My favorite, is the Cambodian, "Mak" axe. These seem to be pretty scarce. Comments/questions are welcome. Enjoy.

CharlesS · 8th November 2012, 12:17 PM

Wow...great display and, man, would love to have that old mak!

A.alnakkas · 8th November 2012, 12:19 PM

nice display. How is the axe used? looks odd to my eyes :-)

spiral · 8th November 2012, 03:40 PM

Fascinasting display & subject of the post-modern ethnographic use of arms..

Love the grenades! Realy course looking!

Thank you.
Spiral

Battara · 8th November 2012, 11:31 PM

What a great display - thank you for sharing. Did not know that they used such an array of weapons.

trenchwarfare · 9th November 2012, 06:10 PM

Thanks for the kind words guys. It was fun to put together. The Mak is awsome. It is swung, with the curved part of the handle pointing rearward. The cutting edge is on the inside of the blade curve. After you handle one, it feels pretty good in your hands. Early on, during the US involvement in SEA, a hodge-podge of weapons could be encountered. Many locally produced. After 1966, a steady stream of Chi-com, and European Com-bloc weapons were available. However, Anything, and everything was found in weapons caches till 1975. I've heard several accounts, of helicopters returning, riddled with crossbow arrows.

8th November 2012, 05:19 AM	#1
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Viet Cong Weapons Display Here's a few shots of a display I set up, at the recent Houston Gunshow. A bit O.T., with the modern guns and grenades. However, there are a few ethnographic pieces scattered about. My favorite, is the Cambodian, "Mak" axe. These seem to be pretty scarce. Comments/questions are welcome. Enjoy. Attached Images

8th November 2012, 12:17 PM	#2
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	Wow...great display and, man, would love to have that old mak!

8th November 2012, 12:19 PM	#3
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	nice display. How is the axe used? looks odd to my eyes :-)

8th November 2012, 03:40 PM	#4
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Fascinasting display & subject of the post-modern ethnographic use of arms.. Love the grenades! Realy course looking! Thank you. Spiral

8th November 2012, 11:31 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,217	What a great display - thank you for sharing. Did not know that they used such an array of weapons.

9th November 2012, 06:10 PM	#6
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Thanks for the kind words guys. It was fun to put together. The Mak is awsome. It is swung, with the curved part of the handle pointing rearward. The cutting edge is on the inside of the blade curve. After you handle one, it feels pretty good in your hands. Early on, during the US involvement in SEA, a hodge-podge of weapons could be encountered. Many locally produced. After 1966, a steady stream of Chi-com, and European Com-bloc weapons were available. However, Anything, and everything was found in weapons caches till 1975. I've heard several accounts, of helicopters returning, riddled with crossbow arrows.