Lieutenant General Charles A. Hedekin, from the General Staff Corps in Washington , is seen in this 1918 photograph. He is holding a prototype weapon called the Burger 10596 Recoil Gun. This gun was issued in May 1918, and its design was considered innovative and advanced for its time.

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