The meaning of rifles

Stoner / Kalashnikov / Duo // military modernity // the breath of life // Types 56, 95, and 191

PROLOGUE (JIANG QING)

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There is in some archival footage I can’t find at the moment a clip of Jiang Qing hefting an M16 rifle. The descriptions I have seen suggest that it was captured by the North Vietnamese from American troops and to China, then up the chain of command as tribute. That would make sense, given the power that Jiang Qing had over the mil…