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Gary, Thanks for the report..Amazing how two people can percieve such a thing so differently!
For the times this weapon was deployed I suspect the Soldiers who had them were happy to pack them around. They represented the most modern defensive weapon then available and compared to rifle and machine gun ammunition..was relatively light.
The Infantry Grunt is expected to pack heavy things. They mean his survival. One more grenade or an extra bandoleer of ammo could make the difference in stopping an attack.

I have a great deal of interest in studying the Infantry Soldier of WW1. A truely fascinating era.

Bub, I would hesitate to oil a 9MM round and fire it. They were not meant to have an oil coating and this practise is known to be dangerous. The oil can act strangely in the chamber affecting headspace.

Jerry Burney