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Old 05-22-2021, 05:52 AM   #22
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Default Re: Takedown Rifles (1990s)

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Originally Posted by Rupert View Post
Well, it was also common in Afghanistan in the 90s...
No, that's the thing.

It was a prized trophy among Mujahideen specifically because it was orders of magnitude rarer than infantry rifles and having one was held to be proof you had been involved in shooting down a helicopter or destroying an APC, because those were generally the one way to obtain them.
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