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free1954

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Subject: number of rounds Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:47 am

i thought i read somewhere of the total number of ammunition rounds that were at rorkes drift. does anyone have an idea what that number was? thanks for looking.

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Subject: Re: number of rounds Fri Nov 25, 2022 11:44 pm

I think It says in a private letter somewhere on the site, or I have read it in an article that it was 20,000. I will see if I can find it.

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Subject: Re: number of rounds Mon Nov 28, 2022 1:03 pm

thank you sir for your reply.

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