Collection related to the service of Allen Earl Steel Accession Number: P11260.182

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A Kalashnikov AK-47 assault rifle leans against a rubber tree in the French-owned Gallia rubber plantation where 1RAR is camped during Operation Abilene. Members of A Company captured or confiscated the weapon during the operation.

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Accession Number
P11260.182
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Date Made
April 1966
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Steel
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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