Belgian soldier smokes a cigarette during a fight between Dendermonde and Oudegem Belgium in 1914.
This is a really good photo of a Belgian Maxim, although it appears to be staged – the man has his thumbs on the trigger, but there does is not ammo belt in the gun.
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