03-09-2011, 09:15 PM
Thanks a lot for all the answers, I have always maintained, that certainly in the Gothic Line, were present m1 swivel bail, but my friends have always closed my mouth with phrases like "that's impossible!"
Precisely for this reason I hoped in the memories of some veterans to prove that it is not impossible, on the contrary!
I have repeatedly tried to explain to them that the production of swivel bale, front seam i'ts started in September 1944 (if I remember correctly for a month) but it seemed to speak with the gods of WWII!
Thanks again I will study all this stuff!
Add:
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