Devising the drip rifle used in Gallipoli evacuation
Article about: I wasnt to sure what section to put this in but its a great little read. I had never heard of this and thought i would share it with you all.... WWI anniversary: Soldier William Scurry honou
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Devising the drip rifle used in Gallipoli evacuation
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I went to Gallipoli a few years back. Very neat to see all the trenches, museums, and hear the stories of the battle.
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That is a great story about a genius in the trenches of WW I.
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The odd thing about the piece is that it never really makes clear that it was just the mechanism to fire the SMLE he invented-there are many references to 'inventing the rifle' in the article that might lead the largely uninformed to think it was all his work!
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