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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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Illustrates the fact that generally speaking the war in the desert and
Italy
was generally fought with No1 rifles.
My dad told me a story about a night action he had with an individual German, 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.
Source: COMMONWEALTH FORCES IN ITALY 1944 | Imperial War Museums
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Lance Corporal A P Proctor, a sniper with 56th Division, cleaning his rifle, 24 November 1943.
THE BRITISH ARMY IN ITALY 1943 | Imperial War Museums
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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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henry r
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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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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