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Mar. 31 German-American Festival of Rifle-Men in Garmisch: The first German-American festival of rifle-men with firearms was held in Garmisch on September 12th and 13th, 1953. For this purpose the American army placed at the disc posal of the rifle-man 10, 000 cartridges. All types of rifles were there, also these who had been hidden since the end of the war. They were shooting at a distance of 130 meters, freehand-shooting on targets, miniature-rifle shooting and pistols, but also clay-pigeon shooting. Representatives of well known Bavarian rifle-men clubs, American officers and G.I.'s had their noble contest during which they also drank quite a lot of beer and coca-cola. When the targets were no more to be seen in the darkness shooting was stopped. Besides there was also a contest of German and American anglers at the same occasion. There they were showing how far they could throw the angle and also throwing the angle into a fixed target etc. Proudly in his club jacket with the Gamsbart ('Beard') of a chamois on his hat

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Anglers Besides Cartridges Chamois Clay-pigeon Clubs Coca-cola Disc Drank Fixed Freehand-shooting Gamsbart Garmisch German-american Hidden Meters Miniature-rifle Pistols Placed Proudly Purpose Quite Rifle-man Rifle-men Stopped Target Targets Throw

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