TutorVeritatis [2013-10-10 21:03:01 +0000 UTC]
Oh, she is cute, the detail in the braids is excellent. That bullet on the cord, is that a Hog's Tooth?
(Hog's Tooth is the name given to the 7.62mm round presented to a United States Marine upon graduating from the Scout /Sniper school. A 7.62mm NATO round is used because that is the round fired by the M40A3 , which is the primary rifle used by Marine snipers.
Significance - According to military superstition, there is ultimately one round destined to end the life of each person, "the round with your name on it." Until that round is fired, the person for which it is intended is invincible. If the sniper carries this round at all times, it can never be fired and the sniper is therefore untouchable.
The term "hog" is actually an acronym derived from the title "Hunter Of Gunmen", which is the colloquial name for a trained sniper. All other members of scout sniper platoon who have not graduated from Scout/Sniper school are considered "pigs", or "Professionally Instructed Gunmen".)
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RikuxTee In reply to TutorVeritatis [2013-10-11 00:16:36 +0000 UTC]
thank you! and wow, i have no idea if the necklace is anywhere near as significant as the Hog's Tooth - i don't know much about the character.
the whole idea behind wearing that specific bullet is really cool. thank you for enlightening me!
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TutorVeritatis In reply to RikuxTee [2013-10-11 03:38:55 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome, superstitions are interesting to me. Folklore. Mythology. All have tales which create gods from common men. Whoever this character is for, unless she is yours, ask about the necklace please and see if there is any relevance.
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