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Very true, in WW1 they used all the possible stocks of rifles, Italy the old Vetterly, Russia the old Berdan, Austria the Werndl, The Krag-Jorgensen was quite better than those old glory.......
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I love my Krag a LOT. It is one of my favorite milsurps that I own. The K31 is my absolute favorite, that thing is a grand piece of work.
The beauty of the Springfield of the 1890s was that they were very dependable and accurate. It is noteworthy that the US Army adopted the Krag to be a 100 yd rifle, for before that the trapdoor Springfields were lucky to be accurate passed 50 yds.
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The quality of the steel and of the American processing are very well known, those rifles were masterpieces.
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Early 1903s were known for their issues though. Pre-1918, apparently the steel in the barrel wasn't heat-treated and couldn't handle WW1 ammunition charges. So many of them were reworked and after 1917 they were redesigned for heat treated barrels.
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Ahhh, the Shotgun. I read that the Germans (and probably any of the other centrals in the western trenches) wanted it to be banned for some reason I can't remember and am too lazy to look up right now. Something about war crimes or some such.
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The M1897 shotgun lacked a trigger disconnect, meaning it could slamfire (working the pump with the trigger pulled instantly fired the weapon as soon as a shell was chambered). A moderately trained GI could throw out 6 shots in 4 seconds, and throwing that much firepower down the length of a trench was devastating. The Americans were very much not amused by the nation that first fielded poison gas and flamethrowers bitching to them about inhumane weaponry and ignored Germany's calls to ban it as a weapon that caused "unnecessary suffering."
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If I remember correctly, the Germans considered it 'barbaric' to use shotguns in war. Shotguns were for hunting game, thus it was considered cruel to have their men be shot down 'like animals' sort of.
But everyone nowadays is pretty sure it's just because of the effectiveness it showed.
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They were considered a sort of hollow point bullet, shot guns have devastating effect at close range.
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are there some japanese Equipment
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I really love the us military guess what it gonna be the 100th anniversary when the USA enters World War One
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First of all, thank you for favs, very appreciate!
Yes true, 6th april it's coming!
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Many a little pickle makes a mickle.
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Lol, or Pluribus unum!
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Them some top dollar illustrations, Friend. Say, any chance you might know how S&W managed to get a rimless cartridge like .45acp to work in a wheel gun? Did they use retaining rings or were the chambers recessed somehow? Also, I like that peak hat.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_cli…
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I know it, they used the S&W Hand Ejector .44 second model with just two lock, then they bore the chamber of .44 preparing three-retaining terminal in the shape of half moon.
The montana peak was great, since little time ago, I haven't still realized that's the Boy scouts one too!!
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Ah, I see. That's a neat way they figured that out. The tooling wasn't nearly as complicated as I was thinking. Thanks for the insight
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I've got the Great Atlas of the sidearm of Jan V. Hogg & John Weeks "Pistols of the World: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to the World's Pistols and Revolvers", I've just read again this part when I draw the USA table
You're very welcome!
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Actually my granddad used the M1917 Enfield during his guard service - the main Irish Army used the Lee-Enfield .303 but there were thousands of the M1917 in stock so they were used to supply our national reserve/national guard - guys who would go home from the factory grab dinner and then turn up at the barracks or Parish hall @ 18.00 hours for rifle training etc.
Reservists were allowed to take there guns home with them and according to granddad they country lads would use them to shoot rabbits.
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Gee, it takes a great shooter to hit a rabbit!
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Talk about on the job training - I suppose they thought it was a bonus to bring home a duck of a rabbit for the cooking pot
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Very good beast indeed, just a little sweet...
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I see the Harlem Hell fighter DLC in these set
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Batllefield 1 is made very well and is very well documented.
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The M1911, Powerfull, Old-timer, Patriot.
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The Great War was the war you would not want to be in.
All this great technology of the time, state-of-the-art weapons, and yet outdated warfare strategies. Each front was different; trenches in the west, amphibious landings at Galipoli, cavalry action on the eastern front, mountain warfare in Italy and Serbia. One thing the war should most definitely be credited for; was that it forced armies to get innovative and think of ways to best one another beyond firepower and strategy. It placed an emphasis on not just technology, but how that technology was deployed.
While the Springfield M1903 is my favorite rifle of the war, by and large, I think the allies, and even central powers had some pretty good arms. I take exception to Russia's main side arm, the Nagant revolver, and the Ross (though it gets a harsh reputation beyond what was deserved).
I think you did great with these. WW1 is my specialty!
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I'm glad to meet you, I'm very keen on WWI too.
I agree with you, Springfield M1903 included
For me WW1 tecnology remember when you look at the 12-13 years old boys to play a team game, you realize that they know what is right to do, but often lack the strength or the technical.
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Ah yes. I guess you can also compare that to the morale of soldiers during the war.
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Well, they used the Chauchat because Gen. Crozier and Col. Lewis hated the one with the other, and this was a real pity. So in protest against General Crozier I preferred to put a Benet-Mercier, the daylight gun of the expedition against Pancho-Villa.
Silly answer, I know
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Gen. Crazier was ignorant the Lewis gun would have made a much better squad support weapon, even better then the BAR, which had a much smaller magazine capacity.
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I couldn't agree more!
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Sempre molto interessante, contenta di vederti disegnare
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My father used the BAR when he was in the US Army in WW2
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I read that there were two Bars for any squad, when one was re-loading, the other continued to cover the men.
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Necessary since the magazine only held 20 rounds and the barrel was not changeable once it got too hot.
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Yes, right, when I was in the army I had a Berretta Fal BM 59, pratically it was an automatic Garand, it had a rate of fire of about 750 rounds per minute, quite as a Bar, and the magazine held 20 rounds too, a longer magazine would touch the ground.
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Nice, a new one! Went to check that guy out you mentioned in the description, very good stuff. Thanks!
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The "Montana Peak" is also called a M-1912 Campagine Hat. The "Water Bottle" is called a M-1910 Canteen.
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Ah, lo sapevo che non potevi dire sul serio
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E' come una droga, non potrei ma mi ritaglio sempre un poco di tempo..........
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la droga è il male, disegnare è espressione!
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