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Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum?
      25/01/21 03:12 PM

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"... but there is this: A world with no room for the Gordons, is a world that will return to the sands."




A very appropriate quotation for today, and these times, with the Ministries of Truth re-writing history. No doubt Gordon was the evil colonialist. And the Mahdi the enlightened peace loving dark person oppressed buy colonialists!

Back to that wonderful possibly historic rifle.

It reminds me of my humble Aussie Rosier sporting .577/450. The use of this cartridge must have been no so uncommon in the Empire in the 1870's and later. Compared to front stuffers and older firearms no doubt the magnum or 6.5 mm Creedmoor of its time! Ha ha, except it WAS actually new and revolutionary.

A great sporting arm for the military officer. And no shortage of free ammo purloined from the QM. As such it was later banned ie the .450 because of mutinies in India and elsewhere in the Empire.

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* British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 3DogMike 10/01/21 01:38 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? Rule303   11/01/21 10:28 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? EDELWEISS   12/01/21 05:35 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? HistoricBore   12/01/21 05:40 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? Hunter4752001   12/01/21 08:02 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 3DogMike   13/01/21 02:35 AM
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. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? degoins   15/01/21 12:20 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 3DogMike   15/01/21 07:08 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? NitroXAdministrator   15/01/21 01:49 PM
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. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 3DogMike   23/01/21 02:04 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? NitroXAdministrator   23/01/21 02:37 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? lancaster   24/01/21 05:32 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 93x64mm   24/01/21 09:18 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 3DogMike   24/01/21 12:06 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? tinker   24/01/21 02:12 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 93x64mm   25/01/21 09:15 AM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? NitroXAdministrator   25/01/21 03:06 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? NitroXAdministrator   25/01/21 03:12 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? ducmarc   26/01/21 01:01 PM
. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? 3DogMike   26/01/21 01:47 PM
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. * * Re: British History: Gordon of Khartoum? NitroXAdministrator   24/01/21 06:45 PM
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