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Imperial German cavalryman with lance and gas mask, WW1, 1918 (lemmy.world)
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[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A horse, a lance, and a gas mask? WW1 was crazy!

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The lance is actually interesting too - it's not traditional, not a wooden pole with a metal head. It's all-metal - a hollow tube of rolled steel.

[–] Salamendacious@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

It's wild to think that a soldier with a javelin or spear on horseback was an incredibly important component of warfare for thousands of years and it all ended, historically speaking, 5 seconds ago.

[–] RyeMeadow@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can you imagine if they gave the horse a gas mask too? Would be even cooler

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

There are definitely WW1 horse gas masks out there, I'll see if I can dig a good one up.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Your commitment to archeology is truly inspiring!

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

I have a theoretical degree in internet archeology o7

[–] GONADS125@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

You never linked it to them after you found it!