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Test New Machine Gun. Soldiers give field tests to a new Czechoslovakian light machine-gun for the British war office are shown in (1) The new gun, wi(...)
Test New Machine Gun. Soldiers give field tests to a new Czechoslovakian light machine-gun for the British war office are shown in (1) The new gun, wi(...)

Test New Machine Gun. Soldiers give field tests to a new Czechoslovakian light machine-gun for the British war office are shown in (1) The new gun, wi(...)

Date8/24/1935
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Original Toronto Star caption: Test New Machine Gun. Soldiers give field tests to a new Czechoslovakian light machine-gun for the British war office are shown in (1) The new gun; with its bipod mounting; is 10 pounds lighter than the lewis. It can be fired like a rifle; from the shoulder. Soldiers shown are those of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars at Aldershot. Each gun team comprises three men and [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002289F
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