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Question on bore evacuataors.
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Posted: Sunday, June 26, 2016 - 11:11 PM UTC
So I noticed the US army added a bore evacuataors to the M26's gun during the Korean War, was this the first use of the attachment on a gun or were there earlier uses?
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 12:14 AM UTC
I did come across an image in the past from a museum somewhere in Germany of what is credited as beng a WWII version sporting a bore evacuator. Cant remeber for the life of me where- Sorry.
Google might be your friend for this one.
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Posted: Monday, June 27, 2016 - 05:14 AM UTC

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So I noticed the US army added a bore evacuataors to the M26's gun during the Korean War, was this the first use of the attachment on a gun or were there earlier uses?


The M3A1 was the first American gun to use one. I believe the British developed it but may not have mounted it on a production gun first.

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