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  <title>Comments for French Fusils</title>
  <subtitle>We&apos;re the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost.  All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT,  and KA 2003-2007</subtitle>
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    <published>2006-09-22T13:17:53Z</published>
    <updated>2006-11-11T16:53:41Z</updated>
    <title>French Fusils</title>
    <summary>Since SWWBO and I will be attending the Gunblogger Rendevous in Reno next month (still time to sign up - you just missed the cheap room rates), I thought I ought to remind people that I don&apos;t just sit in the basement taking apart obscure pieces of ordnance to play &apos;stump the chump&apos; with you guys. Hey, c&apos;mon, Cam Edwards will be there. Rub shoulders with celebrities.. I do have bangsticks. Since I finally got around to getting a French flag to put behind my French rifles, I thought I&apos;d throw those up - and let the grognards have the...</summary>
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      <name>The Armorer</name>
      <uri>http://www.thedonovan.com</uri>
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    <category term="Gun Pr0n - A Naughty Expose&apos; of the fiddly bits" />
    
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      <![CDATA[<p>Since SWWBO and I will be attending the <b><a href="http://gunbloggers.blogspot.com/">Gunblogger Rendevous in Reno</a></b> next month (still time to sign up - you just missed the cheap room rates), I thought I ought to remind people that I don't just sit in the basement taking apart obscure pieces of ordnance to play 'stump the chump' with you guys.  Hey, c'mon, <b><a href="http://gunbloggers.blogspot.com/2006/09/more-news.html">Cam Edwards will be there</a></b>.  Rub shoulders with celebrities..</p>

<p>I do have bangsticks.</p>

<p>Since I finally got around to getting a French flag to put behind my French rifles, I thought I'd throw those up - and let the grognards have the easy task of identifying them.  The pics do overlap, no extra credit for double-counting.</p>

<p>As Neffi would observe -it's an expensive way to show off your bayonet collection...</p>

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<p>We can skip the "only dropped once" jokes.  They've been done before - and half of these weapons are Legion veterans, anyway.</p>]]>
      
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    <title>Comment from ry on 2006-09-25</title>
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        <name>ry</name>
        
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        10! (sound of thunder) Mwuahahahahaha!  10 Rifles!
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    <published>2006-09-26T04:31:34Z</published>
    <updated>2006-09-26T04:31:34Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6426-comment:50765</id>
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    <title>Comment from Marine6 on 2006-09-23</title>
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        <name>Marine6</name>
        
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        I was under the impression that the appropriae flag to display with French weapons was a white bed sheet. 

Marine6 Sends
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    <published>2006-09-23T14:04:50Z</published>
    <updated>2006-09-23T14:04:50Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6426-comment:50756</id>
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    <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-09-22</title>
    <author>
        <name>John of Argghhh!</name>
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        It *is* a repro.  I can&apos;t afford a real one.

And it&apos;s the naval version.  No bayonet.
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    <published>2006-09-23T01:05:20Z</published>
    <updated>2006-09-23T01:05:20Z</updated>
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    <title>Comment from Justthisguy on 2006-09-22</title>
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        <name>Justthisguy</name>
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        Oh, y&apos;all hush! Those are purty pieces, well kept and well-presented!

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    <published>2006-09-23T00:36:16Z</published>
    <updated>2006-09-23T00:36:16Z</updated>
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    <title>Comment from Toluca Nole on 2006-09-22</title>
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        &quot;Good. Bad. I&apos;m the guy with the gun.&quot;

&quot;This is my BOOMstick!&quot;

--Ash 

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    <published>2006-09-22T23:51:48Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from Neffi on 2006-09-22</title>
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        <![CDATA[Charleville, eh? Looks like a repro to me... got the <b><a href="http://www.fototime.com/CDF6EDE2E54B6E8/standard.jpg" rel="nofollow">bayonet</a></b> for it? The little one in the middle!
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    <published>2006-09-22T22:43:00Z</published>
    <updated>2006-09-22T22:43:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Comment from MajMike on 2006-09-22</title>
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        ya takes away the one joke, then sez they&apos;re Foreign Legion bangsticks....

sorry, i got nothing.  completely dry.  not a joke to had for miles around.
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    <published>2006-09-22T21:51:44Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from GreyOps on 2006-09-22</title>
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        I heard the hardest part of French military training was learnig to say &quot;I surrender&quot; in 7 languages.
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    <published>2006-09-22T20:18:48Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from GreyOps on 2006-09-22</title>
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        I heard the hardest part of French military training was learnig to say &quot;I surrender&quot; in 7 languages.
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    <published>2006-09-22T20:18:43Z</published>
    <updated>2006-09-22T20:18:43Z</updated>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6426-comment:50749</id>
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    <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-09-22</title>
    <author>
        <name>John of Argghhh!</name>
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        <![CDATA[AW1 Tim - the <a href="http://www.fototime.com/C33FD70C4F204EB/standard.jpg" rel="nofollow">Charleville</a> hangs on the North American Wall...]]>
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    <published>2006-09-22T20:05:46Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from Gwedd on 2006-09-22</title>
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        Comrade John,

    Lovely rifles and all that, but where are the REAL weapons? The Charlevilles, et al, that won America her freedom and Napoleon an empire? Chassepots and Needle Rifles are all well and good, but any conscript can shoot one of those.... snark.... it&apos;s takes determination to engage with .69 buck and ball at 100 yards, then close with the bayonet to the &quot;pas du charge&quot;.. 

     Vive L&apos;Empereur! L&apos;Roi C&apos;est Mort! 

       Or some such thing..... I work with French best when it&apos;s laced with Absinth.....

       Respects,

         AW1 Tim
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    <published>2006-09-22T19:49:30Z</published>
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    <id>tag:www.thedonovan.com,2006://1.6426-comment:50742</id>
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    <title>Comment from Murray on 2006-09-22</title>
    <author>
        <name>Murray</name>
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        My fathers ships team played the FFL at rugby in Sigon many many years ago.

Most of them were German.

Must have REALLY sucked to have ended up there after WWII.

Royalist won in spite of some very dirty play... or possibly because of some very dirty play. Little fuzzy on the details.
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    <published>2006-09-22T19:07:57Z</published>
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    <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2006-09-22</title>
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        <name>John of Argghhh!</name>
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        Heh.  How lame is this... take away one joke and you guys are speechless.

Simply.amazing.
8^)
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    <published>2006-09-22T18:17:48Z</published>
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