Pershing was not amused.
It even LOOKS stupid:
As Gunny observed, an open-sided magazine in the trenches was not exactly a good idea . . . . he managed to get 4 or 5 rounds through it before it jammed.
I wish we could get Gunny’s new show here in New Zealand: that would be awesome!
> I’m glad somebody gave the execrable Chauchat the disrespect it deserves.
Chauchat: there’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time! IIRC it was the “assault weapon” used by US troops in WW-I? I read about it in “Once An Eagle” by Anton Myrer — a great book...
Pershing was not amused.
It even LOOKS stupid:
As Gunny observed, an open-sided magazine in the trenches was not exactly a good idea . . . . he managed to get 4 or 5 rounds through it before it jammed.