I just had to look this up and it did not disappoint. It was apparently a triple barrel gun with a machete for a stock and only went out of service in 2006.
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ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 3 weeks agoRussians would actually send their cosmonauts to space with a gun in case they encountered a bear before rescue while in the wilderness.
cecinestpasunbot@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Tbf, USAF pilots generally got the same thing
ilinamorato@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Or if they encounter space-bears before reentry
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
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