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Originally Posted by ruinz00
I'm not sure I prefer the Ares battery placement or the ICS placement. The Ares is neat, but the ICS is more practical.
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Just for historical accuracy....
The Ares version of the Grease Gun is an M3A1. This version did not see any war time service in the ETO. It was issued during the post war occupation period in the ETO.
The ICS version is supposed to be an M3 version (with the cocking handle) which was used in the MED and ETO during WW2.
As far as the Pacific theatre is concerned, very few M3A1's were issued late in the war to GI's.
There are plenty of period photos of GI's with cocking handle removed M3's. All that is left is a dime size hole in the lower receiver where the cocking handle was located. (I might have to drill a hole in my M3A1 lower receiver)
So if you have a huge hard on for WW2 correct grease gun it might be wise to wait for the ICS version.
The M3A1 is accurate for Korean Conflict, Vietnam War, Gulf War etc.