@clextechs
I like how they put it in the manual instead of just blueing them from the factory 😅
@WorkersRepublicofparava
The capcut ending is my favorite
@Quadrenaro
I few years ago, I was hunting with my M1. I heard a sound off the trail and got down. Two bucks came into view. I readied my rifle, but the sun was right behind them. I could not find my front sight, and the deer bolted. I learned the hard way to make sure those sights are dark enough.
@nacholibre1962
Except in Band of Brothers he’s allowing the flame to touch the sights which won’t blacken them at all. And it’s to get rid of glare off the sights as it becomes worn. To make it sharper in the rear sight aperture.
@Rocketsong
I noticed that right away when I saw it. High power competitors still do that.
@ericpuckett2948
I did that in basic training back in 1987.
@nicc9300
I always thought it was to burn off any remaining dust or hairs that might throw off the sight picture.
@letsgobrandontrump2024
The soot from the lighter keeps the sight crisp and clear without any reflections of light I’m calling it now
@onetimer44
It was hard to miss since they actually discussed this in the scene.
@dagonkur
Honestly surprised as soon I saw the lighter, I knew what he was doing. No one told me, I just knew. Also still surprised Band of Brothers was made by Dreamworks.
@Whitpusmc
We did this in USMC in early 1990s in OCS and TBS. But not the flame, the smoke/ soot to blacken them. It’s weird because it helps in the bright sun but in deer hunting the German silver of my black power rifles front sight really helped to gather in a bit of shine in the dusk so I could easily see the front sight better.
@mikeks8181
USMC Boot Camp August 1984! We had the Old Train , Oil Filled, Cannonball Looking Balls around to do the same thing! It was basically just to Take The Gloss And make it Dull/ non reflective! The Soot would take off the glare!!! Unfortunately It Also meant the Sights Had to be Extra Cleaned do to the Carbon Buildup!!!
@OldHeadFPS
Didn’t miss that detail 😊 I did the same for my AK irons. It’s pretty cool.
@swizzlesticxx
Hands down the greatest world war 2 series ever created. The pacific was great too. I never get tired of watching Ww2 shows/movies. Those men were a different breed.
@budprepper3811
My dad, was in world war II. He showed me that they blacked out their front sight for exactly that reason 👍
@UrbanTomfoolery
Makes sense because in that episode they were going on a night raid and captain winters told them to have nothing shiny, no light and all that
@ClergetMusic
I actually am not surprised they included a detail like this. It was commonplace to black out the sights on the rifle and pistol in the army back then. It was actually prescribed in the manual of arms for both weapons. I have pdf copies of the 1940 manuals for pistol and rifle, and the 1946 pistol manual. They are available for free online, and they are fascinating to read.
@Train115
HBO does such a good job with historical detail.
@luciuscaron
Love your videos man, thoughts on Glenn Miller?
@WorldWarWisdom