r/canadaguns Apr 10 '26

Milsurps / Prohib A Mari usque ad Mare

Rifle No. 5 Mk I “Jungle carbine”

1947 M47C (BSA Shirley)

Beautiful factory refurbished rifle, strangely missing receiver markings.

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u/boozefiend3000 Apr 11 '26

That flag is so much cooler than the maple leaf

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u/In-Finite-Chaos Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

Too bad it was co-opted by a bunch of White supremacist shitheads.

Edit: I agree that it’s cooler but my point stands. I also own a certain Fred Perry shirt that was co-opted by the proud boys so that sucks.

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u/In-Finite-Chaos Apr 11 '26

Well considering I work for the government I’d prefer not to appear to be affiliated with a fringe group that is motivated by hate.

I also never said the Red Ensign has no value to me, I only lamented that it’s unfortunate that it’s being co-opted.

Pretty cringe that you jumped to conclusions so quickly.

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u/In-Finite-Chaos Apr 11 '26

Maybe when pigs fly

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u/WhySo4ngry Apr 11 '26

Every Canadian prime minister up until Lester Pearson was a white nationalist as were the overwhelming majority of Canadians. The Red Ensign is a white nationalist flag in the truest sense and it represents the founding stock on the coat of arms.

Edit: before any mods or anyone else gets mad; nothing I said in this comment is factually untrue.

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u/In-Finite-Chaos Apr 11 '26

I am well aware.

It also was the flag flown by the Canadian Expeditionary Force during WWI and is still flown at some memorials alongside the Maple Leaf flag, which I’d say has much more valuable historical significance.

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