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File:US WWI rifle periscope attachment.jpeg

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Description Photograph shwowing periscope attachment fitted to US World War I service rifle.
Date circa 1918
date QS:P,+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Herbert T Wade, United States Army Ordnance Dept, "Handbook of Ordnance Data". Washington, Government Printing Office, November 15 1918. Page 332

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Note: This rifle featured on Cajun Pawn Stars Tv show in 2012, sold for $50,000 USD.

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