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The Guns of August

The most famous gun of August was a 1910 Browning. The less famous gun of April — the girl in the photo — is an 1896 Mauser. Though less well known than Gavrilo, I think she’s cuter…and easier on visiting … Continue reading

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Von Richthofen’s tail gunner.

Judging by the Snoopy painted on her fuselage, in this variant of history the little annoying dog did not triumph. C96 Mausers were in fairly common use among aerial observers until stronger aircraft could mount flexible machine guns.

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