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Unread 12-30-2010, 08:08 PM   #2
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I was reading some info on Michael Collins today and came across a photo of him on wikipedia. Shows him in uniform, in a courtyard..perhaps a church yard. Several school children behind him, they were in school uniform. He is wearing a handgun on his right side in a rather low holster. I expanded it up to 400x. Looks to me to be a Broom, maybe c-96 or Bolo. This was in 1921/1922. What do you think? BTW, best of New Year wishes to all.
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Could be...I think he looks a lot like Michael Schumacher...

The article caption says Portobello Barracks...
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