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Article: Infantry museum announces new exhibit.(Infantry News)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Infantry Magazine
- Article date:
- September 22, 2003
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A Heym 9.3x74R rifle was recently presented to the National Infantry Museum by First Sergeant Michael Hibbs of Company A, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 3d Infantry Division (Mechanized), on behalf of the Soldiers of Company A. The rifle was discovered during a search of one of Saddam Hussein's presidential palaces during Operation Iraqi Freedom and is believed to have belonged to Saddam Hussein himself. The 9.3x74R is one of the oldest European big-game cartridges, and has long been used for hunting ...