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    The Guns of the Boer Commandos

    by Kenneth L. Smith-Christmas - Wednesday, June 1, 2016

    "....Throughout all of military history, there are few instances in which rifle marksmanship has played such a significant role as it did in the Second Anglo-Boer War at the turn of the 20th century. The prowess of the Boer burghers (“citizens”) at long-range shooting stopped the juggernaut of the British Empire in its tracks (at least for a time) and astonished observers around the world. While the majority of the unpaid Boer militiamen, serving in small mounted units (“commandos”), were armed with the most modern of repeating bolt-action rifles, and firing smokeless powder cartridges, quite a few of the burghers were also armed with an interesting array of obsolescent firearms...."

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    Mit Gott und Mauser

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    Now I am busy with whole series -

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    I keep reading the title as "Put Trust in God and Messor".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toxxyc View Post
    I keep reading the title as "Put Trust in God and Messor".
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    send him flowers, see how he reacts - if not
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