"Snarky" is the exact word that came to my mind, also. I am going to make an attempt to see who this guy was. He must have had some "skin in the game" or he would not have been so sensitive. I started a separate post about an article he wrote a few months later about the "1895" carbine. He seemed much more reasonable in that article.

By the way, for those interested, below is the link to both articles in the Journal. Many cavalry subject are covered besides the rifle/carbine.

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