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Old 7th August 2023, 01:55 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by cel7 View Post
... The only reason I can think of for this is that the user was right-handed and found it helpful if he had a little more room to swing his weapon...
Could be ... and should be, until a better diagnosis comes up.
On the other hand, that indentation in the center of the chest could be someone's later invention. Besides being so 'precisely' located, i wonder whether this shot test was still a procedure by the 19th. century.
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