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"This little Unimog - called the Bush Donkey, was where I would go down the river to fetch water for our allocation needs."

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German & Italian small arms are unloaded at a collection area in Tunisia - May 1943

LIFE Magazine Archives - Eliot Elisofon Photographer
 
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"Footage captured by BCAV2 889 (Ace of Swords), Muié, Angola."
Wonder if the bicycle's rear wheel is still chained to the tree where it was stolen from.

Russian grenades and an all by itself AK mag.

I'm wondering if this pic was mostly just a photo op for the folks in Portugal?

I never saw any of the insurgents or even homegrown rebels using Recoilless Rifles or submachine guns. The mags were as precious to them as ammo and they would even strip their own dead to pick up spares.

I'm wondering which troopie/farmer militaman picked up the AK and only turned in the magazine??

The Portuguese used recoilless rifles quite extensively in some areas to good effect, especially anti personelle. Ammunition shortages was the fly in its ointment. Usually mounted on trucks or smaller vehicles.
 
Well that and something along the lines of don't piss off (invade) your banker.

By the midway point of WWII, Switzerland also had one of the largest Air Forces in Europe.

Pilots had a habit of dropping into Switzerland with "damaged" aircraft from all combatant nations, most of them close to being factory fresh.

I saw a video claiming at one point, towards the end of the war, Switzerland had ten operational planes for every Swiss pilot and they had a lot of pilots.
 
By the midway point of WWII, Switzerland also had one of the largest Air Forces in Europe.

Pilots had a habit of dropping into Switzerland with "damaged" aircraft from all combatant nations, most of them close to being factory fresh.

I saw a video claiming at one point, towards the end of the war, Switzerland had ten operational planes for every Swiss pilot and they had a lot of pilots.

Switzerland was also the location of the only BF109 vs BF109 dogfight. The Swiss had bought BF109 from Germany and then used them to enforce their airspace against German incursions.
 
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5800$ and no bolt on this Mauser.

Lest you think its just a bubba,





If you are interested in truly rare guns, the above is listed currently, with multiple photos, its #7.
 
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Test pilot George Aird ejected from his English Electric Lightning F1 aircraft at a very low altitude in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. September 13, 1962
 
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Shooting demonstration by a member of the C.E.P.(Corps Expeditionary Portuguese, WW1 on allies side) SMLE instead of Normal Mausers for logistical reasons.

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A platoon of cyclists from the C.E.P.
 
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