Engraving on Carbine stock include the face of Admiral Raymond A. All IWO JIMA guns bear their own unique images of Marines, sailors and seabees. Meanwhile, his comrade, armed with an M1 rifle, advances at crouch ahead of him. It is based on an actual photograph from a battle of a standing Marine firing his Tommy gun at an enemy. Auto - Ordnance recreates imagery of close combat in engraving on the right side of IWO JIMA Thompson buttstock. All three actually shoot incredibly well in my limited range time, proving theyre as fun to shoot as they are beautiful. Its easy to think theyre just display guns, meant to be show pieces, but theyre not. I recently got range time with three guns at the 2019 Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous in Idaho. American casualties exceed 26 000, with approximately 6 800 kill. In fact, by the time it was over, more than 19 000 of the defenders were dead. In these positions, 21 000 Japanese defenders wait as Marines land on an empty and strangely quiet beachhead. They turn IWO Jimas, eight square miles, into an invisible fortress, virtually impervious to naval and air bombardment. For months before the invasion, they mined from volcanic rock, hundreds of conceal, and often interconnected defensive positions, which include eleven miles of tunnels. Knowing the upcoming battle already lose, Japanese are determined to sell their lives dearly. This time they plan to conserve their strength by protecting themselves from overwhelming American naval and airpower and making Americans pay a bloody price for every foot of ground they take. At IWO JIMA, Japanese ground troops didnt try to fight off American landing on beaches as they had on previous islands. The ferocity of battle was beyond all expectations and marked a turning point in Japanese defensive strategy. If any one event could be pointed to and credited with making the reputation of USMC forever more, it was IWO JIMA. The Admiral say, among men who fight on IWO JIMA, uncommon valor was common virtue. While each of the guns has its own unique artistic features, all are engraved with IWO JIMA, dates of battle, its codename imagery of the second flag raising on Mount Suribachi as photographed by Joe Rosenthal, and legendary and eloquent quote from the then Chief of Naval Operations, and America's highest ranking Naval officer, Fleet Admiral Chester A. It even matches Naval artillery shell casings of the period. Meanwhile, distressed copper wash patina looks reminiscent of the color of combat uniforms worn by the USMC.
All metal parts receive coating with durable olive drab green Cerakote. They share some common design elements in art. Outlaw Ordnance custom engrave these fully functional guns.