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In 1964, West Germany decided they should pay any back pensions owed to surviving Askaris, since World War II had stopped their payments. (Surprisingly, Nazi Germany had actually continued paying their pensions during the 1930s.) Since 46 years later, not every Askari still had the certificates to prove their service, they were given brooms (as a substitute for rifles) and given orders in German to perform the manual of arms. They all passed the test.
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As for use in Ukraine, there were indeed large numbers of old Russia Maxims warehoused in Ukraine that were taken out of storage for the current war. With millions and millions of rounds of 7.62x54R to feed them, they're still viable defensive weapons. That trolley mount with the gun shield is original, the Russian Empire used them in that same configuration in World War I.
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