Look at the ripples in the dirt, they have been firing from there too.
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Look at the ripples in the dirt, they have been firing from there too.
First guy in the back is shootin' geese though. The next one is spotting for him.
Per Cody Firearms Records WINCHESTER MODEL 1895 - SERIAL NUMBER 283932 applied on May 20, 1916.
To be fair though, it's a nice posed photo of them with their brand new rifles. Yes, they were doing some shooting but probably not all of them and not from right there...
Finally found a nice bayonet for the rifle: