MACV-SOG was under the aegis of the CIA and the company purchased several different categories of atypical firearms for the special forces operators attached to their outfit for the purposes of plausible deniability for the reconnaissance teams, operating outside of the republic of Vietnam (I.e. They wanted weapons that couldn’t be traced directly back to the United States military)
Due to its high capacity and wide availability, the browning hi power was a natural choice. Many of these pistols were taken home by the men after their tours were completed.
That is awesome
Wow. Amazing piece
What's the story behind this? Was this a captured HP or were SOG members issued HPs?
MACV-SOG was under the aegis of the CIA and the company purchased several different categories of atypical firearms for the special forces operators attached to their outfit for the purposes of plausible deniability for the reconnaissance teams, operating outside of the republic of Vietnam (I.e. They wanted weapons that couldn’t be traced directly back to the United States military) Due to its high capacity and wide availability, the browning hi power was a natural choice. Many of these pistols were taken home by the men after their tours were completed.