Hi Karl,
Yes it was, but if you go back even earlier (about turn of the century), you will find that the shooting position was even more radical- the upper and lower parts of the shooting arm were at about a 90 degree angle from each other (seen the photos but don�´t have anything to post, sorry). This brought the sights much closer to the face than modern competetive target shooting technic does (extended arm)- maybe this is why the sight formation was deemed acceptable by the powers in being at the time.
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