Sub $50 Gift For Gun Guy Who Has Everything
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Those are pretty cool
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They'd be a lot cooler if they weren't all CSGO lookalikes, they need to do some historical weapons that aren't blinged up like an online shooter kids digital guns.
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They might want to get those shirts with the flag fixed. Anytime you hang a flag or display a flag not on a pole the blue area with the stars should always be on the left as you face it. They have them backwards.
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So the military has it wrong with the forward facing flag on uniforms?
I'm don't see how you consider that hanging?? But if you look it up you will see the flags on the military uniforms are facing backwards. Actually I'll do it for you.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Why do American soldiers wear the U.S. flag insignia "backwards" on the right shoulder of their utility uniforms, with the canton (the rectangle with the stars) on an observer's right?
It's a question that soldiers hear frequently as they travel through civilian airports, or talk to members of other services.
And it does look "wrong," because U.S. federal code calls for the canton to always be positioned to the left.
The soldiers aren't wrong, however, and neither are their tailors, Lt. Col. Stanley Heath, an Army spokesman, explained in a Friday telephone interview.
The Army actually has two authorized flag patches, one to be worn on the left shoulder, with the canton facing left, and another "reverse field" patch worn on the right, with the canton facing right.
The two different orientations are mandated because Army regulations call for the flag "to be worn so that to observers, it looks as if the flag is flying against a breeze," Heath said.
What does a stiff wind have to do with this custom?
In fact, the rule is a nod to the U.S. Army's early history, when wars were fought as a series of carefully choreographed battles -- two armies meeting on a field, clashing head-on until one side emerged victorious.
In those battles, both mounted cavalry and infantry units would always designate one soldier as "standard bearer," to carry the Colors into the fight.
As the standard bearer charged, his rapid forward momentum would cause the flag to stream back.
And since the Stars and Stripes is mounted with the canton closest to the pole, that section would always be forward.
So if a soldier is charging into the battle, the flag would give the appearance of forward motion. For the right shoulder, the flag only appears "backward."
And that's why soldiers wear the flag patches on the right shoulder "backward." Because retreat in battle, as any soldier will tell you, is not the Army way.
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Those are going to cost you way more than $50. Oh, you meant the toy guns. NM.
I define a good gift as something that someone would love to have but would not normally buy for themselves. That being said, these seem a bit pricey for a pocket tool, but are worth every bit - Knipex Cobra pliers:
https://www.kctoolco.com/knipex-87-01-125-5-cobra-pliers-plastic-grip/
They also have a pliers wrench, and a combo kit with both (that one goes over the $50 limit).
https://www.kctoolco.com/knipex-87-01-125-5-cobra-pliers-plastic-grip/
They also have a pliers wrench, and a combo kit with both (that one goes over the $50 limit).