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    Hi Henry. The light railways used to supply the front in WW1 are a study in themselves. I just bought a fascinating book on them dealing with the area North of the Somme, including Arras & thereabouts. Of course standard gauge railways brought the bulk of the stuff as near to the front as they could, & then a mixture of both 1 metre & 60cm narrow gauge systems got the men & materials to (& casualties from) the front. I think the most up front railways were of the 60cm type. I know very little about the subject but a 60cm Decauville railway line ran past the top of my garden in the little village where I spend a lot of time these days (Somme, not far from High Wood), & when renovating the house we found a sleeper from the track holding up the chimney breast! It sort of stimulated a fledgling interest in the subject!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter Laidlericon View Post
    Illustrates the fact that generally speaking the war in the desert and Italyicon was generally fought with No1 rifles.
    My dad told me a story about a night action he had with an individual Germanicon, involving his bayonet. Other stories of that same time(Italy) described clearly that he carried a #1 rifle...as stated. I had no doubt. Later troops must have come equipped (#4 rifle) and then replacement must have taken place during rotation to the rear.
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    And look what's sitting on deck, the sore shoulder special, a few smoke pots and the top of a Patt.1151 compass.
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    A New Zealander poses with his sniper rifle in the ruins of Cassino, 26 March 1944.



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    Lance Corporal A P Proctor, a sniper with 56th Division, cleaning his rifle, 24 November 1943.



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    One of the trials rifles that had been converted early on, and which were culled from the system in the 1950s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by henry r View Post
    https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ingcraft-1.jpg

    Britishicon troops in a landing craft assault (LCA), 9 July 1943. (sicily?)

    with full credit to the garand picture of the day for inspiration.
    They aren't new boys by the looks of it. The platoon commander (in the bow with binoculars) is armed with a rifle. Also, most of the helmets have been cammed up underneath the netting.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mk VII View Post
    One of the trials rifles that had been converted early on
    Pic 185, what a nice rifle. Yes, a trialls rifle.
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    Shame it's still cocked Jim!

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    Trials T

    I wonder if the previous picture [A New Zealander poses with his sniper rifle in the ruins of Cassino] also features a Trials T? Is that wood relieved for cutoff and an early style cocking piece?

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