French GIGN Photos [Archive]

EvanL

06-19-2003, 11:32 PM

http://dm98.myrice.com/cs/gign.files/gign.jpg

http://www.finbelge.fi/koulutus/gign15.jpg

http://home.swipnet.se/longrange/GIGN_winter%20(4).JPG

http://students.engr.scu.edu/~jabraham/specwar/specops/france/gign/gign-stairs.jpg

http://clangign.games-fed.com/gign/gign_livre2.jpg

http://dm98.myrice.com/cs/gign.files/huit.jpg

http://clangign.games-fed.com/gign/gign_nageur.jpg

http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/France/GIGN/gi-elite.jpg

http://clangign.games-fed.com/gign/gign_ghillie.jpg

http://dm98.myrice.com/cs/gign.files/sept.jpg

elguapo

06-20-2003, 12:01 AM

that's the shortest snipper gun i've seen :)

what's with revolvers and gign????

FallenAngel

06-20-2003, 12:14 AM

forget the sniper pistol...

...check out the guy in full winter gear in the middle of the park.

..Only in France :cantbeli:

kutter

06-20-2003, 12:19 AM

that's the shortest sniper gun i've seen :)
what's with revolvers and gign????

Not only are revolvers more reliable than automatics in the right hands they are also very accurate. GIGN uses the MR-73 revolver (either the .44 magnum w/ 8in or .357 magnum w/ 10in barrel) and according to them a good shot can hit a 4cm wide disk at 100m. The compactness of the setup is another factor in using the revolver instead of an FR-F1.

OzMan

06-20-2003, 12:48 AM

Some of the operators are making the switch to semi-autos for their high capacity. The GSG-9 learned that lesson in Mogadishu in '77.

Shadow

06-20-2003, 05:59 AM

LOL a scoped shotgun! rofl

Steve Andrews

06-20-2003, 06:18 AM

The shotgun may be scoped for firing slugs, although the barrel is quite short.

Smintjes

06-20-2003, 06:23 AM

forget the sniper pistol...

...check out the guy in full winter gear in the middle of the park.

..Only in France :cantbeli:

The big photos are promo shots made for French RAIDS-magazine, best military-themed magazine around. It was an article on 25 years of GIGN, and it had a photo essay about the equipment they use. If I had a scanner, I'd post the pics. But alas, I don't.

Lobo

06-20-2003, 02:35 PM

French forces in the snow? A cool picture.

This guys belong to the 13e. Regiment de Dragons Parachutistes.

http://www.hkpro.com/action6snowsd.jpg