@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoFrench soldiers with a Chauchat Light Machine Gun, Western Front, WW1, 1918lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down10
arrow-up172arrow-down1imageFrench soldiers with a Chauchat Light Machine Gun, Western Front, WW1, 1918lemmy.world@PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-square@PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglish7•10 months agoIt was a great idea - let the troops check how much ammo remained in the mag. Shame about the whole “Real world conditions” thing.
minus-squareSSTFlinkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-210 months agoThe American Model 1915 was a pretty good quick redesign I think. Trade the magazine window for a witness hole, go from a moon mag to more conventional box mag, move the vertical grip forward.
It was a great idea - let the troops check how much ammo remained in the mag. Shame about the whole “Real world conditions” thing.
The American Model 1915 was a pretty good quick redesign I think.
Trade the magazine window for a witness hole, go from a moon mag to more conventional box mag, move the vertical grip forward.