PugJesus@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoGeneral Eisenhower with a German over-under combination rifle/shotgun with a scope, General Omar Bradley looks on, Europe, WW2, 1945lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: historyporn@lemmy.world
arrow-up137arrow-down1imageGeneral Eisenhower with a German over-under combination rifle/shotgun with a scope, General Omar Bradley looks on, Europe, WW2, 1945lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.world to Forgotten Weapons@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: historyporn@lemmy.world
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minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoWhat’s with the scope? It looks guaranteed to smack you in the face when fired.
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-212 days agoHe’s not holding it in a proper position to fire right at the exact moment, he looks like he’s either raising or lowering gun at the moment of the photo. Face would be much further back than you’d expect when firing, fully behind his firing hand.
What’s with the scope? It looks guaranteed to smack you in the face when fired.
He’s not holding it in a proper position to fire right at the exact moment, he looks like he’s either raising or lowering gun at the moment of the photo. Face would be much further back than you’d expect when firing, fully behind his firing hand.