FMJ the movie!

[akuser47]

The scene were joker reunites with cowboy in Vietnam the guy that introduces the dead nva soldier has a lever action laying beside him. I never caught that before until now. It's on Netflix and watching it.

[Ranch Dog]

It is a Red Ryder BB Gun carried by Crazy Earl, it was his thing. Crazy Earl is the GI sitting next to the NVA corpse. It is explained here: IFMDB - Full Metal Jacket

I'm pretty sure the only documented levergun in the war was a 444 Marlin carried by Green Beret MSG Jerry Shriver and was carried in SOG operations in Cambodia. MSG Shriver has been MIA since April 1969.

This is from from the reference linked above:
"During a short leave stateside in 1968, fellow Green Beret Larry White hung out with Shriver, whose only real interest was finding a lever action .444 Marlin rifle. Purchasing one of the powerful Marlins, Shriver shipped it back to SOG so he could carry it into Cambodia, "to bust bunkers," probably the only levergun used in the war."

[akuser47]

Lol I didn't research it further thanks.

[NavyDoc76-80]

RD, just read completely the two links. You are good at finding the most obscure information. Thanks for sharing. Shriver was one heck of a soldier! How great a tale and a day it would be if he should show up out of the blue one day, but I know that's wishful thinking.

[Ranch Dog]

Can you imagine how valuable that 444 Marlin would be if it ever surfaced?

Yeah, unfortunately there are too many that will not be remembered at all one day.