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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

Guess the surprise was on him - or rather his troops.

I remember reading that somewhere. I also remember reading that European generals, particuarly the Brits, felt it would be a waste of ammunition.

Custer’s men had single shot trapdoor springfields - a fine weapon. But they were undone in part by copper cartriges which jammed in the heated guns, and some repeaters in the hands of the Souix.


51 posted on 09/21/2011 12:43:58 PM PDT by ZULU (DUMP Obama in 2012)
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To: ZULU

***But they were undone in part by copper cartriges which jammed in the heated guns,*****

The Brits has the same problem at a little place called Isandlwana. Same ending as at Little Big Horn.


55 posted on 09/21/2011 1:24:00 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (Click my name. See my home page, if you dare! NEW PHOTOS & PAINTINGS)
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