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    Morshead's mob might had had a well deserved reputation as scroungers, but to pinch two brand-new telescoped rifles seems a bit over the top.

    Do the dates event remotely line up for this to be true?

    The seige of Tobruk was lifted in November 1941; would the No4 T have been on issue in Libya that early?

    The 9th Division was still in theatre for El Alamein the next year, would seem to be a slightly more plausible time to liberate the rifles.
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    In Damien Parers book 200 pictures , it shows a couple of pics of the aussies using garands during an attack up in the pacific. whilst I realise it's a different are of ops, it does show thye used different weapons than issued. There is a drawing of a 2/6th commando in libya using a breda gun that was captured from the itlaians (wouldn'nt have had much use then) but the dtaes of the No4T like Max said could be out a little maybe. Who knows? anything is possible and probably is!!!

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