Straight shave, Baghdad, ca. 1920s

[Locham]

For those who haven't yet seen this - a nice throwback.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/18/once_upon_a_time_in_baghdad_iraq#11

Cheers

Ken

 

[mmack66]

Couldn't see it without signing up.

 

[KW Driver]

 

[life2short1971]

Is it just me or does the barber have a sidearm?

 

[Giant Kiwi]

Is it just me or does the barber have a sidearm?

Pre-requisite of working in Iraq.
I've been offered civilian work in Iraq before and a sidearm was part of the deal

 

[KW Driver]

what's wrong with that? I mean, he's got a knife to some dude's throat.

and as the Kiwi states... I always had my sidearm on me, my M4 stayed at the TOC when I wasn't flying, and I kept an AKS in my room.... it always was the wild, wild, mid-east...

 

[Krodor]

Is it just me or does the barber have a sidearm?

Looks more like his traveling/portable barber kit to me, no? Cool pic.

 

[wherndon]

Hopefully my son is keeping his M120 close at hand, while out that way...