German sniper's mask
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Titolo
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German sniper's mask
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Article Title and/or Image Caption
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The Latest Thing in German Sniper's Mask
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Caption: How the German mask protects the sniper as he lies prone on the ground. The cut-out on the side of the mask is to enable the wearer to use a rifle
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A heavy metal mask
captured from the
Germans by the Canadians on the western
front attracted considerable interest in
» army circles. It is made of one quarter-
inch Krupp steel and although it is not
"much larger than a man’s head it furnishes
ample protection for a sniper lying prone
upon the ground.
The cut out on the right of the mask
permits a rifle to be held to the shoulder
. in the natural position. Note the peculiar
sloping eye slits. Evidently they were
cut this shape to conform to the angle of
the eye as the sniper
turns his head to
peer through either
of the slits, which
are so far apart that
only one at a time
can be used. It has
been suggested that
a whole army of
fighters should be
equipped with
masks of a similar
nature, to reduce the
very great number of
head wounds. This
is obviously imprac-
ticable.
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Autore secondario
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Western Newspaper Union (photos)
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Lingua
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eng
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Data di rilascio
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1918-01
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pagine
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5
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Diritti
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Public Domain (Google digitized)
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Archived by
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Filippo Valle
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Alberto Bordignon (Supervisor)
