JFL The origin of Rhodesia rifle sight meme

[AsiaCel]

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I'm currently reading "On the South African Frontier" by William Harvey Brown and think I now have the origin of it. Here's the quote from Chapter 19 (Beginning of the Matabele Troubles):

The Matabeles made several other attempts to advance upon the laager that morning, but were repelled with heavy losses, and finally gave up the battle. On the side of the whites, there were few casualties. Many rifles were used by the savages, but want of intelligence was again displayed by their raising the sights to the last notch, and thus firing completely over the laager. The Matabeles believed that the higher the sights are placed, the better the gun will shoot.

This book dates back to 1899 - quite a bit before the Bush War.

 

[anon65]

Good post

 

[aryanmikmaq]

Good post

 

[Dockta_33]

So is it a true story? I've heard this before and it sounds fucking hilarious

 

[VλREN]

I heard about this back in 2017

Could be a urban legend but who knows it’s probably true

 

[Smiggles]

Based