Adelaide newspaper The Advertiser had a photo feature on their website today of everyday life in South Australiain the 1930s. One of the photos - specifically this one here - shows Port Adelaide police officers lining up for inspection in 1935. They are clearly armed with Martini rifles (likely Martini-Enfields) - and note the accompanying (fixed) bayonets!
We all know the Martini-Enfield was kicking around long after it was replaced in military service, but it's interesting to have photographic proof of it still being used in an official capacity by a police force somewhere like Australia on the eve of World War II.Information
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