Comments by "Rick2010100" (@Rick2010100) on "Enjoying Black Powder Episode 4: The Mauser Gewehr 1871" video.

  1. The holes at the top of the spiked helmet were for ventilation, there was a chimney effect which worked quite well. The wind blew around the holes and carried away the heat that had built up under the helmet. Without the "chimney" many soldiers in the field would have suffered heat stroke in the summer. The two hollow bolts on the M16 also served for ventilation, but were not as effective as the spiked helmet. The leather also did not heat up as much as the steel. Therefore not all soldiers were enthusiastic about the M16 innovation.
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  2. I have the same folding table since many years, it is indestructible, I even happened to see a video where someone mounted the table at a 45° angle to their vehicle as a snow plow.
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