Chess Set Improvised by Marine in Afghanistan

A reader at Everyday, No Days Off sent in this picture of a chess set made by a US Marine deployed in Afghanistan. The kings and queens are .50 caliber cartridges and the rooks are 40 mm grenade cases.

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Too bad it is set up wrong. The Kings and Queens should be opposite one another.

/nerd

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Shhh. This posting is about guns and how cool war is, not chess. ;)

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I look at this as yet another example of American ingenuity and that necessity is the mother of invention. Hooah!

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The irony here is that the soldiers themselves are pawns in a larger game. Play safely, boys, and come home.

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