Looks like U.S Marines there humping the Elephant with a MMG tripod legs sprawled across its back...............why??? all I can say he must have been a deaf elelphant
Looks like U.S Marines there humping the Elephant with a MMG tripod legs sprawled across its back...............why??? all I can say he must have been a deaf elelphant
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
Precursor of the tank...😁
As a kid, in an epic moment of stupidity, I fired a pistol on horseback. After a long walk to the house, my uncle, who had been puzzled why the horse was there without me, explained the concept, "gunbroke"
A Colt potato digger straddling an elephant's back for mobility. It wouldn't stay there... Elephant-mounted machine-gun, 1914 - Rare Historical Photos
Regards, Jim
Both the US Navy and USMC adopted the 6mm Lee rifle and 6mm Colt "potato digger" in the 1890's.
Wonder if the Colt mg is still in 6mm cal ?