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Dutch airline stewardess with an AR-10 for defense against polar bears in case of an arctic crash, 1958 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The AR-10 models from this time period do have hinge-open trigger guards. You drive out one pin and then the bottom part of the trigger guard hinges open to allow for cold-weather gloves to fit in and still be able to pull the trigger.

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 2 points 1 month ago

Interesting.