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Soldier carrying a light mountain gun on the Italian Front, WW1, 1916 (lemmy.world)
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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

The wheels maybe. Just maybe. Be needed when firing. In some terrain it may be easier to lift it but judging from the picture I bet he was either telling people he can lift it or I bet he was like. Oh get one with me carrying it. Pictures were way rarer so if you had one you wanted it to be either perfect or epic.