PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 days agoJFK with an AR-15, and General Clifton with a CIA-designed crossbow, USA, 1963media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down11
arrow-up138arrow-down1imageJFK with an AR-15, and General Clifton with a CIA-designed crossbow, USA, 1963media.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareSergio@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoI found a caption that claims that the crossbow was “designed for use as a silent weapon in counterguerilla operations, such as in Vietnam.” I suspect it was designed to be simple, resilient, and with easily-interchangeable parts.
I found a caption that claims that the crossbow was “designed for use as a silent weapon in counterguerilla operations, such as in Vietnam.” I suspect it was designed to be simple, resilient, and with easily-interchangeable parts.