Central Women’s School of Sniper Training, Veshnyaki, Moscow 1943
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Pistol Dueling in the Olympics,
One of the lesser known Olympic events, pistol dueling was a popular sport in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was certainly not the deadly past time of generations earlier, where young gentlemen killed each other over matters of honor. Rather pistol dueling had transformed in a safe sport. Conventional pistols were used, however they fired cartridges with wax bullets which lacked gunpowder, the wax bullet being propelled by the force of the primer only. Contestant wore a mask to protect the face, and the pistols had special shields to protect the user’s hands.
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….. I’m lost for words..
.... onlyjump-start a battery. Yemen.
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Awesome animation!
Luger Pistol Toggle-Lock Action
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Russian m91/30 Sniper rifle fitted with the PU scope in 7.62x54r
This rifle was manufactured in 1944 at the izhevsk arsenal and refurbished in the late 1950s in Polish service where the PU scope was replaced with a Polish manufactured one.
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