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French Chasseurs Alpins, pre-WWI.

 

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Mix of Chasseurs Alpins from different units.

 

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So the Canadian Rangers are still using the Lee Enfield? I guess it makes sense since they only need a sturdy rifle for hunting or defending themselves against grumpy polar bears. I suppose there's not much use for full-auto carbine on a patrol in Nunavut or elsewhere up north in inland Canada.

 

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So the Canadian Rangers are still using the Lee Enfield? I guess it makes sense since they only need a sturdy rifle for hunting or defending themselves against grumpy polar bears. I suppose there's not much use for full-auto carbine on a patrol in Nunavut or elsewhere up north in inland Canada.

Those are older pics Fish&Chips. The SMLE is being replaced by a Tikka.

New rifles for the Canadian Rangers now being delivered

The Canadian Rangers will soon get their new rifles to replace their existing Lee Enfields.

ottawacitizen.com

 

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These are some iconic images summing up the whole mess of WWI with regards to Austria. A glimpse at the past and the future that is about to come soon ...

 

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These are some iconic images summing up the whole mess of WWI with regards to Austria. A glimpse at the past and the future that is about to come soon ...

Yep, they struck me too as being quite symbolic.

 

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7me Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins.

 

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Different units of the Chasseurs Alpins.