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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

Dutch airline stewardess with an AR-10 for defense against polar bears in case of an arctic crash, 1958

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Dutch airline stewardess with an AR-10 for defense against polar bears in case of an arctic crash, 1958

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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago
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  • SSTF@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    If I recall correctly, those are a quite rare AR-10 variant with single digit amounts still surviving. The featureless muzzle in this picture always catches my eye.

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      What makes this variant so rare?

      • Prehensile_cloaca @lemm.ee
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        The others were eaten by polar bears

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          F

      • SSTF@lemmy.world
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        Rather than guess from memory, I looked it up.

        The rifles were made on contract for KLM, and had a combination of features specific to that run. No one feature was too crazy, but this particular contract run of rifles was a small batch, and thus rare. 16 inch barrels with no muzzle device, semi-auto only, takedown pins on a chain.

        • HBK@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          takedown pins on a chain

          That’s a thing?! That’s so smart!!! I gotta look into an aftermarket version of that. Like, I don’t expect to lose the takedown pin nor do I think I’ll ever really find myself taking it out somewhere I would drop it, but can’t hurt to make extra sure I can’t drop it.

          • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            The length of the chain may also be a detriment if you’re carrying it anywhere it could snag.

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      What features would you otherwise find on a muzzle?

      • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        flash hiders are common fittings.

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        An angry dog

      • SSTF@lemmy.world
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        A flashhider of some type would be seen on most variants sold by Armalite in the era.

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    Deleted scene of Princess Leia on Hoth.

  • usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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    Needs those mittens with the separate trigger finger

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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      Can’t find any images of a “whole hand gun trigger” or “gun trigger for mittens”

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        Like this

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          Hell Yeah!

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    Damn, Princess Leah did not take the destruction of Alderman well.

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      This is on purpose right?

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    This is such a cool woman

    but damn she looks hot

    wearing that coat👀

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      She probably is hot wearing such a heavy coat, but it’ll be needed under the same circumstances as the gun.

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    “Flight attendant”: 😕

    “Stewardess”: 😏

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      ?

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