Thread: Wireless of the Week - week 29
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Old 03-09-16, 04:15
Bruce Parker (RIP) Bruce Parker (RIP) is offline
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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly View Post
The adverts in those publications

I had a 1912 book describing various weapons, an advert inside the front cover for a light machine gun read

"Ideal for putting down native rebellions"
Terrific!! You post a scan of that and I'll post the one for saddle soap.

Along with adds, the 'private purchase' manuals from the First World War period usually include a section at the start titled 'experiences from the front'.

This is a topic we should explore further.
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