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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: Rob Hart on December 21, 2022, 07:03:35 AM

Title: What is this?
Post by: Rob Hart on December 21, 2022, 07:03:35 AM

(https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/ah_aa_gun.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds) (https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/mm236/rlhart13/ah_aa_gun.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds)

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Herb Collector on December 21, 2022, 08:57:58 AM

"Ten Mauser C96 pistols arranged to defend an Austro- Hungarian reconnaissance aircraft 1917."

 https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/austro-hungarian-aircraft-gunner-mausers-1917 (https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/austro-hungarian-aircraft-gunner-mausers-1917)

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: WD on December 23, 2022, 12:33:43 AM

It's an experiment with C96 pistols that probably didn't go very well.

Warren

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: macsporran on December 23, 2022, 01:03:50 AM

Imagine the 'souveniring' if that came down behind allied lines!
Sandy

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: WD on December 24, 2022, 07:11:50 AM

Quote from: macsporran on December 23, 2022, 01:03:50 AM

Imagine the 'souveniring' if that came down behind allied lines!
Sandy

No kidding!

Warren