Various Hand Guns
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Description
In this picture are 3 types of handguns. The one with the bayonet attached would have been used for trench raids. Weapons like this were often customised for close quarter combat and silent combat. Improvised clubs and knives were also used during these dangerous missions. From top to bottom are the British made Webley .455, the Canadian Smith and Wesson .455, and the American M1911 Colt .45.
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- Title
- Various Hand Guns
- Creator
- Drew Affleck
- Subject
- Military Equipment
- Description
- In this picture are 3 types of handguns. The one with the bayonet attached would have been used for trench raids. Weapons like this were often customised for close quarter combat and silent combat. Improvised clubs and knives were also used during these dangerous missions. From top to bottom are the British made Webley .455, the Canadian Smith and Wesson .455, and the American M1911 Colt .45.
- Publisher
- Contributor
- Date
- Type
- StillImage
- Format
- Identifier
- cap:1239
- Source
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Morell / St. Peters Collection
- Coverage
- North America--Canada--Lot 39--Kings--Morell, 46.416174, -62.705841
- Rights
- The Island Narratives Program has gained permission to make the obtained data publicly available in electronic and/or print form and to disperse the information for the purposes of education and community awareness.