Old Photo 10-28-14

Libby’s Company L Yesterday Company L of the Montana National Guard, had the distinction of being one of the two first companies located at Camp Donahue to witness the workout of the four rapid-fire Maxim guns. At 12:45 p.m. Company L accompanied by Company A and the First and Second Machine Gun Platoon left for the Rocky Mountain Gun Club’s range where they spent the balance of the day in trying out the new guns. The guns, firing at the rate of 500 bullets per minute, made things look like a battle field for the afternoon. Photo from the Oct. 1, 1914, files of The Western News.