Back to Aden in '67, not convinced about the effectiveness and stopping power of a WWI revolver, on leaving Riyan in a hurry at the end of August I somehow acquired a GPMG and box of 7.62mm. Bit of a haul lugging it across dispersal, stowed it under the cabin seats but when the boss found out I was holding it on the squadron for ready access, it's days were numbered. Took most of a morning to get the Khormaksar armoury to take it on charge, maybe the previous Hereford owners had forgotten to provide proper paperwork.
And then in Nortern Ireland we had progressed to the 9mm Browning - which one morning upset our crew room uckers relaxation when a guy (green shield and new to such items) demonstrated the clearance drill -NOT!