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A "one-man" machine-gun: The automatic machine-rifle
Unknown, 1915, Press cutting
A "one-man" machine-gun: The automatic machine-rifle
A "one-man" machine-gun: The automatic machine-rifle
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Item no
32619
Title
A "one-man" machine-gun: The automatic machine-rifle
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From the Illustrated London News published July 10th 1915.
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Unknown
Date
1915
Size
39.6 x 26.7 cm
Type
Press cutting
Location
Reference Library
Text from page 41 reads - Weapons that fire hundreds of rounds a minute and can be used by one man: Two types of automatic machine-rifle - The Lewis and the Hotchkiss.
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