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[Lugers down under]

Thanks for the kind words Guys,
Yes you are correct Roadkill, New Zealand had the highest casualties per capita in WW1.
Today I visited a WW1 marmorial in a little town call Akaroa on our south Island coast. I counted 104 names of those who did not return from the "Great War" as it is known here. That was one little town of only 400 total population in 1914 thats 25% loss.
My great uncle Fred Willis died at Passchendaele were the New Zealanders lost two divisions, 1500 men in less than half an hour.
My wife's Grandfather fought at Gallipoli and in Eygpt and Palestine in the New Zealand Mounted Rifles,Many of the men who went early were all farmers who knew how to ride and shoot and had thier own horses.Most did not return.
Thus there are many more WW1 guns here than WW2.
If you would like to know, I paid NZ$6400 for the whole basket full, thats about $3000 US Dollars.
Once again, many thanks for your kind words.
Regards
Murray.