Comments by "" (@dbmail545) on ".30-06 M1918 American Chauchat - Doughboys Go to France" video.

My grandfather was issued one of these in France. First time over the top it gets a stoppage he couldn't clear, gets tossed and he grabbed an M1917 off a fallen doughboy
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@jameljay2183 He didn't say "first shot" nor did I. The Chauchat had a severe design flaw: the bolt had to be removed to clear many types of stoppages. This is evident from Ian's disassembly of the weapon. My grandfather refused to discuss his experiences in France with children. I only know this story because he told it to his WWII veteran son-in-law my father. Don't beclown yourself by attempting to sound authoritative about things you have no way of knowing the truth of.
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