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Re: The worst machine gun ever
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:18 pm
by Byron Angel
hammy wrote:well come on over and see us again , I'll get the Ouzo bottle out and start on the Meze .
..... I'll bring the pastroma.
Byron
Re: The worst machine gun ever
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:04 am
by hammy
Μπραβο σας Φιλο μου , παμε !
( Righto , lets go ! ! )
Re: The worst machine gun ever
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:31 am
by neil hilton
I believe the Chauchat was also called the 'potato digger' because the reload mechanism included an externally mounted bar under the weapons body that swung violently downward when reloading a cartridge, in effect digging a hole in the ground under it and tossing dirt up all around. What a complete mess.
BTW the Cumbrian lakes and the Highlands of Scotland (especially around the great glen) are the most scenic areas in Britain IMO.
Re: The worst machine gun ever
Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:22 pm
by marcelo_malara
The potato digger was a Colt machine gun. The name came for the design of the bolt mechanism, which had a semicircular piece externally under the gun that moved it back and forth in a curved way.
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