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aldi
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« on: April 25, 2009, 09:28:47 am » |
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Mike,
Besides his advocacy of the Ross Rifle, Sam Hughes also promoted the 'Canadian shovel' for the Canadian soldiers. His belief was that the shovel would not only dig trenches but would also provide protection so he provided it with a slot in the foot pad on one side upon which the rifle could be rested while also providing the firer with metal to hide behind. Alas, once planted the handle sticking up in the air was a perfect designation for enemy fire, the one-eighth inch steel provided no protection at all and the slot destroyed the integrity of the design, causing the metal to fold around it when it encounted hard-pack earth. Sam Hughes remains one of the villains of Canadian military history, for good reason. aldi
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