A good portion of the WW1 era American army was made up of country boys, already familiar with firearms.
These men grew up hunting squirrels in the early morning in the summer, and turkey and deer in the fall.
Not too far removed from Wild West traditions of Colts, Winchesters, S&W, and Remington rifles and pistols.
A lot of them had a lot of exposure to firearms before they ended up in the war.
In European armies most of the enlisted men had never held a gun unless they were from Serbia, Montenegro , or one of the southern islands of Italy .
These men grew up hunting squirrels in the early morning in the summer, and turkey and deer in the fall.
Not too far removed from Wild West traditions of Colts, Winchesters, S&W, and Remington rifles and pistols.
A lot of them had a lot of exposure to firearms before they ended up in the war.
In European armies most of the enlisted men had never held a gun unless they were from Serbia, Montenegro , or one of the southern islands of Italy .